Rhinoceros Wisdom and Knowledge Quotes

You have a headache, do you? Well, take two of these bits of advice twice a day and you’ll be just fine. Jean treats the gaining of knowledge and wisdom like a prescription. He has it down to how many weeks it takes to become “cultured.” This is a man who believes that the way he does things is the only way they should be done. He cannot accept that Berenger could actually be wiser than he is, because Berenger doesn’t go to museums and plays. And what’s wisdom if not that?

We’ve got nothing against raising your hand in class and giving the answer. In fact, we encourage it. However, there are those people who spout off bits of trivia just to try to prove how smart they are or just to hear themselves talk. That’s how Berenger sees Jean. And at this point, we wouldn’t really argue with him.

There is something beautiful about the world of this play. It’s a world where “being smart” can be your full time job. You just need to have business cards made and talk about stuff that other people don’t really understand.