Edgar Allan Poe Quotes

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

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

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk."

"It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen."

"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."

"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."

"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life."

"Wisdom begins in wonder."

"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers."

"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."