Wisdom Quotes

The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.

64329 quotes

"Perfection is a detail."
Christian Dior
C
"The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it."
Coco Chanel
C
"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."
Coco Chanel
C
"Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity."
Coco Chanel
C
"Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance."
Coco Chanel
C
"A collection has to be like medicine, it has to know to give what is necessary to women at the moment when they need it."
Coco Chanel
C
"Elegance does not mean being noticed, it means being remembered."
Coco Chanel
C
"Do you want to know the secret of a true focus? It is saying 'no' to almost everything."
Coco Chanel
C
"If you wish to be interesting, be interested."
Coco Chanel
C
"One is not born, but rather becomes a woman."
Coco Chanel
C
"The most important seduction is seduction of the mind."
Coco Chanel
I
"Wisdom comes from experience and observation."
Ismail Merchant
I
"Wisdom is knowing when to act and when to wait."
Ismail Merchant
J
"The vast majority of people are born, grow up, work, reproduce, and die, never questioning the trend into which they are put."
Josiah Wedgwood
J
"Good taste is the next best thing to good sense."
Josiah Wedgwood
J
"A man of sense and intelligence cannot be despised but by such as are fools or madmen."
Josiah Wedgwood
J
"The best investment is in the improvement of one's craft."
Josiah Wedgwood
J
"The mind is the true source of wealth."
Josiah Wedgwood
J
"Efficiency and elegance need not be opposed."
Josiah Wedgwood
J
"Knowledge without application is merely ornament."
Josiah Wedgwood
G
"Simplicity is a form of elegance."
Giorgio Armani
G
"Everything must have a purpose."
Giorgio Armani
G
"Design is a responsibility, not just an aesthetic choice."
Giorgio Armani
G
"I believe in investing in quality over quantity."
Giorgio Armani
G
"I think that wisdom comes from experience."
Giorgio Armani
A
"Perfection is not just about details; it is about the vision."
Antonio Stradivari
A
"To understand music, you must first understand silence."
Antonio Stradivari
A
"The hands of a craftsman are the tools of his wisdom."
Antonio Stradivari
A
"To understand the violin is to understand the human heart."
Antonio Stradivari
A
"To be great is to be small enough to notice details."
Antonio Stradivari