Wisdom, John

Philosopher British 1904 – 1993

Developed linguistic analysis and philosophy of religion.

394 quotes

"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm"
Success
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream"
Dreams
"Courage is grace under pressure"
Courage
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today"
Faith
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us"
Strength
"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation"
Creativity
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones"
Perseverance
"You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore"
Courage
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure"
Fear
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts"
Happiness
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"
Courage
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken"
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are"
Courage
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted"
Kindness
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Fear
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that"
Peace
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them"
Love
"When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go"
Dreams
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'm possible"
Motivation
"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever"
Faith
"May you live every day of your life"
Life
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment"
Time
"Music is the universal language of mankind"
Music
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see"
Art
"Science is organized knowledge; imagination is unlimited knowledge"
Science
"The best education is that which teaches us how to think"
Education
"Knowledge is power"
Knowledge
"A room without books is like a body without a soul"
Literature
"Nature is the best physician"
Nature
"In nature there are no blemishes but diamonds"
Nature