“A wholesome oblivion of one’s neighbours is the beginning of wisdom.”– Richard Le Gallienne Related Quotes “Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.”– G. I. Gurdjieff “Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.”— Phillips Brooks “Words and numbers are of equal value, for in the cloak of knowledge one is warp and the other woof.”— Norton Juster