Wisdom Quotes

The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.

64329 quotes

A
"There is no use whatsoever trying to help people who do not help themselves."
Andrew Carnegie
A
"The young should not depend upon the old; each generation must earn its own wealth."
Andrew Carnegie
A
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
Andrew Carnegie
A
"The first generation makes the wealth, the second generation enjoys it, the third generation loses it."
Andrew Carnegie
A
"The great end of life is not knowledge but action."
Andrew Carnegie
K
"The more consciousness you have, the more you suffer."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"I listen to what the universe tells me."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"Complexity is the path to simplicity."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"I listen more than I speak."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"The smallest sound can contain infinity."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"I listen to the voice within."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"I believe in the power of listening."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
P
"Listening is the gateway to understanding."
Pierre Schaeffer
P
"Every moment contains infinite resonance."
Pierre Schaeffer
J
"The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed."
John D. Rockefeller
J
"A man's wealth is in the abundance of his thoughts."
John D. Rockefeller
J
"Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise."
John D. Rockefeller
J
"Beware of the man who is too good; he is generally too weak."
John D. Rockefeller
J
"I believe in being kind to the poor, but giving them exactly what they need, not what they want."
John D. Rockefeller
"To understand music, one must understand its silence."
Pierre Boulez
"To truly hear is to understand; to merely listen is to miss everything."
Pierre Boulez
"Perfection is not the goal; truthfulness is."
Pierre Boulez
"Music requires both the head and the heart; neither alone suffices."
Pierre Boulez
"A moment of silence in the right place is worth a thousand notes."
Pierre Boulez
"The measure of a composer is how well they understand constraint."
Pierre Boulez
"Music teaches what philosophy can only suggest."
Pierre Boulez
C
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C
"Every failure contains a lesson for those wise enough to see it."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C
"The wealthy have a responsibility to invest in progress."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C
"A clear vision is worth a thousand vague ambitions."
Cornelius Vanderbilt