Wisdom Quotes

"Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed."

"Grow as if you plan to live forever, act as if you could die tomorrow."

"The important thing is the foundation which you build upon."

"Every event has two sides."

"One cannot accumulate anything lasting in this world unless he builds a foundation."

"The ability to think clearly is the greatest asset of any person."

"We don't make mistakes; we make learning opportunities."

"Every failure teaches us something that success never could."

"Every setback is a setup for a comeback if we have the wisdom to see it."

"To understand music, one must listen with the heart."

"The wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pipe."

"The man who is always right is the man who learns something new every day."

"A man's judgment is best when his heart is coldest."

"I have never met a man I couldn't learn something from."

"I prefer to employ a man who knows he is ignorant than one who knows only half-truths."

"Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain."

"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably why so few engage in it."

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently, not the end of the story."

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

"Diversified farming is the salvation of the farmer."

"Keep your mind sharp and your motives pure."

"The man who spends his fortune on pleasure will find himself poor in wisdom."

"The man who never doubts his decisions is either a fool or has not thought deeply enough."

"I have learned more from my losses than from my victories."

"Small minds discuss people; great minds discuss ideas."

"A sound decision is made only after considering all available information."

"A wise man learns from the mistakes of others; a fool must make his own."

"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."

"The toad beneath the harrow knows exactly where each tooth point goes."

"There are precious few at fifty who have the breadth of view or clear judgment of what is conducive to the progress of civilization."