Logo
Quote by Wilfrid Sheed
One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers. – Wilfrid Sheed

Other quotes by Wilfrid Sheed
No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Wisdom
category

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law. – Thomas Hobbes

Category:
Wisdom

In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action. – Louis D. Brandeis

Category:
Wisdom

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. – Aristophanes

Category:
Wisdom

What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks. – Wade Davis

Category:
Wisdom

Random Quotes

Curiosity is a willing, a proud, an eager confession of ignorance. – S. Leonard Rubinstein, Writing: A Habit of Mind

Category:
Curiosity

Why kill time when one can employ it. – Proverb

Category:
Time

Anywhere is paradise; it’s up to you. – Author Unknown

Category:
Cancer Support

Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic. – Michael Shermer

Category:
Faith