"Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?" ― Friedrich Nietzsche Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: appear, perhaps, wisdom More From Friedrich Nietzsche "Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter." "Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day." "Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride." More In Wisdom "Even by common wisdom, there seem to be both people and objects in my dream that are outside myself, but clearly they were created in myself and are part of me, they are mental constructs in my own brain."― Ray Kurzweil "Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable."― John Patrick "The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom."― Jean Bodin