The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.