Wisdom Quotes

"The only real limitation is the one in your mind."

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."

"Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them."

"The only true security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability."

"The highest form of efficiency is the avoidance of unnecessary work."

"A far-sighted man is one who plans not only for today, but for the tomorrows to come."

"I believe in the power of seeing - really seeing - what is in front of you."

"Simplicity is the highest form of sophistication in design and business."

"I discovered that the secret to innovation is asking the right questions."

"War teaches us that destruction is easy; creation requires true courage."

"I realized that listening is more valuable than speaking."

"I discovered that the best ideas come from listening to your customers."

"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."

"The merest schoolboy now knows more than Aristotle, but he has not the wisdom of Aristotle."

"A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will."

"The ability to manage money is a sign of intelligence."

"A man who has nothing to say should not speak."

"The art of living is the art of adaptation."

"True wisdom lies in admitting what we do not know."

"The most important discoveries are often the simplest."

"I learned that humility is the companion of true genius."

"The greatest investments are always made in hard times and paid off in good times."

"I never gamble; I calculate."

"I have made my mistakes, but I have learned from each one."

"I never allow sentiment to cloud my judgment in business."

"I have never believed in leaving anything to chance."

"Sift the sand of life and you will find the gold of wisdom."

"I believe that wisdom comes not from age, but from experience and reflection."

"It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it."