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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"In business, as in life, it is important to know when to hold and when to fold."
August Belmont Sr.
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"Discretion in financial matters is the mark of a true gentleman."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The art of listening is more valuable than the art of speaking."
August Belmont Sr.
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"In conversation with great minds, fortune seems a trivial thing."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The heart knows truths that the mind must learn through experience."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The greatest returns come not from the boldest risks, but from the wisest choices."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The art of negotiation is the art of understanding the other man's desires."
August Belmont Sr.
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"A gentlewoman's mind is her greatest fortune."
August Belmont Sr.
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"A thought unspoken is a wisdom unopened; a promise unmade is a trust unbroken."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The man who has no money is poor, but the man who has no vision is poorer still."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"The successful man learns to profit from his failures."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"Ambition without ethics is mere greed."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"The accumulation of wealth without wisdom leads only to emptiness."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"Flexibility in strategy is as important as firmness in principle."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"I have found that the best investments are made with both head and heart."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"The path to prosperity is built on blocks of prudent decision-making."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"The successful man knows when to hold fast and when to let go."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"I believe that the quality of one's life is determined by the quality of one's choices."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"The successful man is one who learns from every experience, good and bad."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"I have found that the greatest returns come from investments in people."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"I believe that risk should be calculated, not reckless."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"The path to true wealth is understanding the difference between price and value."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
"Wisdom comes not from years, but from understanding."
Solomon Loeb
"Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to listen."
Solomon Loeb
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"Good taste is a matter of accumulated knowledge and refined sensibility."
Otto Kahn
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"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."
Otto Kahn
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"Wisdom is knowing what to do; virtue is doing it."
Otto Kahn
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"Fortune is blind, but judgment must not be."
Otto Kahn
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"Keep your mind open to new ideas, but your wallet closed to foolish ones."
Otto Kahn
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"Perception is reality in the minds of men, and wise men shape perception."
Otto Kahn