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 mind that seeks only to confirm its own beliefs is imprisoned by arrogance."Jonathan Edwards
"The person who thinks they need no improvement is the person most in need of it."Jonathan Edwards
"The seeds of our future are planted in the soil of our daily choices."Jonathan Edwards
"True wisdom begins when we stop pretending to have all the answers."Charles Wesley
"To understand another's heart is to begin understanding God's own heart."Charles Wesley
"Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to listen, when to act and when to wait."Charles Wesley
"Silence can be more powerful than a thousand sermons."George Fox
"The condition of your soul matters more than the condition of your circumstances."George Fox
"Simplicity in living opens the way to clarity in thinking."George Fox
"The voice of God speaks in the stillness, not in the clamor."George Fox
"The voice of your soul is clearer when you silence the noise of your ego."George Fox
"The measure of a person is not their wealth, but their character."George Fox
"The voice of conscience may be quiet, but it is always present."George Fox
"The simplest truths are the most profound, if truly understood."George Fox
"The greatest inheritance we can leave is a legacy of integrity."George Fox
"To question is not to doubt; it is to seek deeper truth."George Fox
"In the descent to madness, we find our greatest truths."Friedrich Nietzsche
"Suffering is the price we pay for consciousness."Friedrich Nietzsche
"God will not love thee less because thou lovest thyself less than thou oughtest."John Wesley
"Sorrow is the cure of sin; but it is dangerous."John Wesley
"A ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."John Wesley
"Temperance, justice, and fortitude, and prudence, are the four cardinal virtues."John Wesley
"Sincerity is not enough; we must also be wise."John Wesley
"The man who is truly wise will make himself the master of this world."John Wesley
"The more we deny ourselves, the more we gain."John Wesley
"The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God."John Wesley
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."William James
"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook."William James
"Tender-minded and tough-minded are names we give to those whose different mental operations appear most persistently."William James
"My experience is what I agree to attend to."William James