Wisdom Quotes

"I respected my competitors; they made me sharper."

"A fortune built on speculation is a fortune waiting to fall."

"A man of vision sees what others cannot yet perceive."

"I have learned more from defeat than from victory."

"The wise man doesn't give the right answer, he poses the right question."

"A man should never lose his sense of proportion."

"I have traveled the world and observed people of all stations. The poor are often richer in spirit than the wealthy."

"Intelligence without integrity is more dangerous than stupidity."

"A man should know the difference between the price of something and its value."

"I never gamble. I calculate the odds and then take calculated risks."

"A man should never stop questioning. Questions lead to understanding."

"A man's silence can speak louder than his words if he knows when to keep quiet."

"To truly create, one must first empty the mind of preconceptions."

"Wisdom comes from listening more than speaking."

"Vision without execution is hallucination."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that people can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds."

"Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by men and women who are too active."

"We think in terms of years, but we should think in terms of centuries."

"The beginning of wisdom is to desire it and to pray for it."

"Speculation is the triumph of hope over experience."

"Every sound has a story; we must learn to read it."

"To hear is human; to understand is divine."

"To move forward, we must first understand where we stand."

"To understand one's craft is to understand oneself."

"In listening, we become instruments of understanding."

"Sickness, old age, and death come to all of us. We must accept them with grace."

"Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent."

"I believe in saving and in accumulation, but not for its own sake."

"I have never made an investment I did not carefully examine."

"One must always be prepared to listen to the music of silence."