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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"Wisdom is learning to see with the eyes of God."John of the Cross
"Wisdom recognizes that all attachment leads to suffering."John of the Cross
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Greed and caution are two different things."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"I cannot prescribe all the inner aspects of existence because they are infinite and impossible to count."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Knowledge is learning something new every day; wisdom is letting go of something useless every day."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Everything in the universe is within you."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"With maturity comes the realization that your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."Hafiz
"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."Hafiz
"The tavern of ruin is the sanctuary of the wise."Hafiz
"Listen to what your soul whispers. That is your true guide."Hafiz
"Your heart is a compass. Do not ignore where it points."Hafiz
"What is reckless? Following your heart without listening to your mind."Hafiz
"The mind is a guest, the heart is the master."Hafiz
"The seed of wisdom must be planted in the garden of your heart."Hafiz
"The mirror of the heart reflects only what the soul desires."Hafiz
"The heart knows things the mind cannot fathom."Hafiz
"The heart's language is spoken in silence."Hafiz
"Detachment is not about renouncing what you possess, but about possessing nothing that possesses you."Teresa of Avila
"To understand ourselves is to begin understanding the divine."Teresa of Avila
"Words are tools; silence is the master craftsman."Teresa of Avila
"The human mind is a part of the infinite intellect of God."Spinoza
"Through imagination we form opinions; through reason we understand."Spinoza
"The mind's greatest power is to think all things, to know all things."Spinoza
"Spinoza believed that understanding ourselves requires understanding our place in nature's infinite system."Spinoza
"The greater our understanding, the less passive we become in our emotions."Spinoza
"Active emotions arise from adequate ideas; passive emotions arise from inadequate ideas."Spinoza