Quote by Merry Browne

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.

Summary

This quote suggests that having preconceived notions or biases can prevent us from acquiring true wisdom and understanding. Just like locks on a door keep us from entering a room, preconceived notions close our minds to new perspectives and knowledge. To gain wisdom, we need to open ourselves to alternative viewpoints, challenge our assumptions, and let go of prejudices that hinder our ability to learn and grow. By removing these mental "locks," we can unlock the door to a deeper understanding of the world and ultimately, gain wisdom.

Topics

Wisdom

By Merry Browne

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our inte

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.

Bertrand Russell

Intelligence

He had never been a social man. He had shunned causes with c

He had never been a social man. He had shunned causes with contempt and disgust. They were for pig-simple suckers and people with too much time and money on their hands

Time Money Man Running King Stephen Social

It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beli

It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.

Anthony Robbins

Chance

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, w

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

Space

As we look over the list of the early leaders of the republi

As we look over the list of the early leaders of the republic, Washington, John Adams, Hamilton, and others, we discern that they were all men who insisted upon being themselves and who refused to truckle to the people. With each succeeding generation, the growing demand of the people that its elective officials shall not lead but merely register the popular will has steadily undermined the independence of those who derive their power from popular election. The persistent refusal of the Adamses to sacrifice the integrity of their own intellectual and moral standards and values for the sake of winning public office or popular favor is another of the measuring rods by which we may measure the divergence of American life from its starting point.

James Truslow Adams

And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so b

And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes.

Danger Hyoi

All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust o

All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution.

Civilization

Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to

Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.

E. Joseph Cossman

Age

Marriage isn't the end-point of a relationship. It's just a

Marriage isn't the end-point of a relationship. It's just a stepping stone, one aspect of a long-term evolution between two people who have, for whatever reason, decided to take a leap of faith and say, 'Well, hey, this is a person who I want to try with for the rest of my life.' Which is not a guarantee of perfection - far from it.

Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken

Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them.

Expectation

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.

Liberty

You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhil

You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.

Christopher Reeve

Attitude