Wisdom Quotes

"We think too much and feel too little."

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

"To ridicule a man is to improve him."

"I am not a thinker. I am a feeler."

"Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know."

"I've always believed that a person is smart. It's people that are dumb."

"The only way to handle an honestly made mistake is to acknowledge it, correct it, and profit by it."

"Life teaches you how to live it, if you live long enough."

"A woman knows by intuition or instinct what is best for herself."

"I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood scene, a salad is better than a fat headline."

"Our problems are man-made; therefore, they may be solved by man."

"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

"Compromise need not mean cowardice."

"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."

"Too often we hold tight to the coping stones only when we recognize them as bulwarks against the darkness."

"Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan."

"We should always remember that the Cuban missile crisis was not a victory; it was a success in the sense that we got what we wanted."

"Be liberal in your ideals; be conservative in your tactics."

"Words like good and beautiful are not just expressions of preference."

"The quality of American life must keep pace with the quantity of American goods."

"Our responsibility is not just to the present, but to future generations."

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so."

"Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that markets are not always right, but they're not."

"To give a man a fish is to feed him for a day. To teach a man to fish is to feed him for a lifetime."

"A woman's intuition is her greatest gift."

"There's something wonderful about getting older."

"You know, in this world it's a funny thing. Nothing is ever what it seems."

"Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know."

"Be a lamp unto yourself."

"If we are to live as human beings, we must be prepared to give up a great deal."