Wisdom Quotes
The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.
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"The heart knows what the mind cannot grasp."Sri Ramana Maharshi
"The Self needs nothing because it is everything."Sri Ramana Maharshi
"Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to be silent."Sri Ramana Maharshi
"Your true nature is infinite and eternal."Sri Ramana Maharshi
"The greatest treasure is within you."Sri Ramana Maharshi
"Knowledge without compassion is like a sword without a sheath—dangerous to everyone around it."Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
"True wisdom lies not in having all the answers, but in asking the right questions."Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
"A mind that questions is a mind that is alive and growing."Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
"The wisdom to know when to speak and when to listen is the mark of true understanding."Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
"The great man is he who has not lost the heart of a child."Keshab Chandra Sen
"The mind is a mirror; it reflects what we feed it."Keshab Chandra Sen
"The heart knows what the mind cannot fathom."Keshab Chandra Sen
"Words are the dress of our thoughts."Keshab Chandra Sen
"Compassion is the highest form of wisdom."Keshab Chandra Sen
"To understand others, we must first understand ourselves."Keshab Chandra Sen
"Progress demands that we question what our ancestors took for granted."Rammohan Roy
"Tradition without reason is merely the corpse of wisdom."Rammohan Roy
"Superstition thrives in the soil of ignorance and wilts in the sun of knowledge."Rammohan Roy
"A reformed individual creates the possibility of a reformed society."Rammohan Roy
"A mind that never doubts is a mind that has stopped growing."Rammohan Roy
"The greatest heresy is the refusal to think for oneself."Rammohan Roy
"To question is to respect; to refuse to question is to dismiss."Rammohan Roy
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."J. Krishnamurti
"Your question is far more important than the answer, because the answer may satisfy your desire to know, but a good question opens up the whole problem."J. Krishnamurti
"The ending of sorrow is the beginning of wisdom."J. Krishnamurti
"The mind must be innocent to see clearly."J. Krishnamurti
"To see the extraordinary in the ordinary is wisdom."J. Krishnamurti
"Wisdom is not the accumulation of facts; it is the dissolution of fear."J. Krishnamurti
"The mind is like a child. It needs discipline and love."Neem Karoli Baba
"The heart knows what the mind cannot understand."Neem Karoli Baba