word to the wise


"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 most bitter." - Confucius

"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." - Jimi Hendrix

"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." - Immanuel Kant

"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?" - T. S. Eliot

"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom." - H. L. Mencken

"The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves." - Oscar Wilde

"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future." - George Bernard Shaw

"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." - Isaac Asimov

"The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials." - Lin Yutang

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

"Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body." - François de la Rochefoucauld

"Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification." - Martin Fischer

"The highest form of wisdom is to get drunk and go to pieces." - Rudyard Kipling

"A word to the wise is infuriating." - Hunter S. Thompson



YouTube: James Stewart - Harvey

The Byrds: My Back Pages - 5MB

Kool Moe Dee: Knowledge Is King - 5MB

King Radio: Man Smart Woman Smarter - 2MB

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Teach Your Children - 4MB

King Cole Trio: You Don't Learn That In School - 2MB

Demetri Martin: The Wisdom Song - 4MB

Bo Diddley: You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover - 3MB

Mr. T Experience: Leave The Thinking To The Smart People - 8MB

Dennis Brown: Wisdom - 4MB

Funkadelic: Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts - 14MB

Ray Bolger & Judy Garland: If I Only Had A Brain - 9MB

Yes: I've Seen All Good People - 12MB