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 journey is just as important as the destination."
Simone Biles
"I believe in staying humble and continuing to grow."
Simone Biles
"My journey has taught me that challenges are just opportunities in disguise."
Simone Biles
"I've learned that it's okay to ask for help when you need it."
Simone Biles
"I've never been one to dwell on setbacks. You learn from them and move forward."
Venus Williams
"I think the key to life is to have perspective and not take things too seriously."
Venus Williams
"True strength is knowing when to stand firm and when to let go."
Venus Williams
"I believe that progress is more important than perfection."
Venus Williams
"Price is what you pay; value is what you get. It's fundamental to investing and life."
Warren Buffett
"If you buy things you don't need, soon you'll have to sell things you do."
Warren Buffett
"In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield."
Warren Buffett
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
Warren Buffett
"Do not save what is left after spending; instead spend what is left after saving."
Warren Buffett
"Buy a stock the way you would buy a house. Think long-term."
Warren Buffett
"We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful."
Warren Buffett
"Never invest in a business you cannot understand."
Warren Buffett
"It is far better to buy a good stock at a good price than to suffer through a bad one."
Warren Buffett
"Management quality is important but price is crucial."
Warren Buffett
"A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thinking."
Warren Buffett
"The key insight is that you should be greedy when others are fearful, not when they are greedy."
Warren Buffett
"Successful investing is about owning businesses, not owning pieces of paper."
Warren Buffett
"You don't need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not that complicated."
Warren Buffett
"I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them."
Warren Buffett
"The investor functions best when securities fluctuate in value."
Warren Buffett
"The fact that people will be full of greed, fear, or folly is predictable. The sequence is not."
Warren Buffett
"If you don't know jewelry, know the jeweler; if you don't know wine, know the winemaker."
Warren Buffett
"I would not know how to run a casino, so I won't buy one."
Warren Buffett
"One approach is to invest in those companies that are run by people who have a lot of their own money invested."
Warren Buffett
"My success has been not in picking the right sectors but in staying away from the wrong ones."
Warren Buffett
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"The mental aspect of the sport is just as important as the physical."
Usain Bolt