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 future favors those who understand both the heart and the hand."Matthew Boulton
"The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius."John Wanamaker
"A man is not a woman unless he acts like a woman."John Wanamaker
"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it is also more nourishing."John Wanamaker
"The test of the first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."John Wanamaker
"Waste is the greatest crime."John Wanamaker
"To improve the golden moment of opportunity and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life."John Wanamaker
"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."John Wanamaker
"Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten."Marshall Field
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."Marshall Field
"The art of listening is as important as the art of speaking."Marshall Field
"Wisdom comes with experience."Marshall Field
"In every failure lies the seed of a better design."George Stephenson
"I have learned more from my failures than from any textbook ever written."George Stephenson
"To build for the future, one must first understand the lessons of the past."George Stephenson
"Every man is not born with the capacity to understand all things."Robert Owen
"The formation of character is more important than the accumulation of wealth."Robert Owen
"I have always maintained that practice is more important than theory."Robert Owen
"The principle of reason must govern all human affairs."Robert Owen
"I believe that the true measure of a man lies not in what he has accumulated, but in what he has contributed."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Every problem contains within it the seeds of its own solution; one must merely look carefully enough."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"A man who never doubts his own judgment is a fool; the wise man questions and learns."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"I am convinced that the most durable structures are those built upon principles of integrity and sound design."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"The true mark of genius is the ability to simplify the complex without losing its essential character."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"The true value of a project lies not in its cost, but in its contribution to human progress."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"I believe that the greatest works are those that solve real problems for real people."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"The improvement of a single thread teaches us the improvement of life itself."Jedediah Strutt
"The hands remember what the mind forgets."Jedediah Strutt
"The greatest invention is the one that solves the greatest problem."Jedediah Strutt
"To create without considering consequence is to plant seeds without tending them."Jedediah Strutt