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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"A woman should be one part glamorous, and all parts intelligent."
Coco Chanel
"The best investment is in oneself and one's ambitions."
Charles Yerkes
"Every obstacle is an opportunity in disguise."
Charles Yerkes
"I see in every challenge an opportunity to grow."
Charles Yerkes
"I have learned that success is a journey, not a destination."
Charles Yerkes
"The wisest course is often to listen more than to speak, for in silence we hear what others truly mean."
Lorenzo de Medici
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"In wisdom lies the paradox: the more we understand, the more we comprehend our ignorance."
Giovanni Medici
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"To understand a man, understand first what he desires."
Jacob Fugger
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"To understand the market is to understand the heart of man."
Jacob Fugger
J
"A man who lives only for today will not prosper tomorrow."
Jacob Fugger
"One learns more in defeat than in victory."
Lorenzo de Medici
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"What we think, we become."
Edward Harriman
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"Do something today that your future self will thank you for."
Edward Harriman
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"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."
Edward Harriman
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"Strive for progress, not perfection."
Edward Harriman
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"I believe thrift is essential to well-ordered living."
William Rockefeller
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"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment."
William Rockefeller
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"Wisdom comes from experience and reflection."
William Rockefeller
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"Life is a series of choices; choose wisely."
William Rockefeller
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"A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher."
Cosimo Medici
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"To know oneself is to possess the greatest knowledge."
Cosimo Medici
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"The wise man knows the limits of his knowledge."
Cosimo Medici
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"You learn more from failure than from success."
James Hill
J
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
James Hill
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"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."
James Hill
J
"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck."
James Hill
J
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."
James Hill
"I have learned that it is far easier to build an empire than to govern it justly."
Charles Yerkes
"The secret to wealth is understanding what others will sacrifice."
Charles Yerkes
"Every man has a weakness; my skill is finding it."
Charles Yerkes