Wisdom Quotes

"The way to know life is to love many things."

"Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague."

"The profound things are also the simplest things."

"To love many things is to possess the true secret of life."

"When the subject is strong, simplicity is the only way to treat it."

"Blend old and new; balance is the art of living."

"Wisdom comes from experience, but only if we reflect upon it honestly."

"We must be humble enough to admit when we are wrong."

"Wisdom without action is merely philosophy."

"The sculptor must know not only form but the spirit within the stone."

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."

"In old age the mind wakes up to truths that youth could never see."

"The world does not lack beautiful things; it lacks the eyes to see them."

"The greatest gift is the ability to see the world with fresh eyes."

"Wisdom comes from experience tempered with humility."

"Knowledge without wisdom is merely information."

"We are shaped by our choices, not by circumstances."

"Wisdom comes from failures far more than successes."

"Being outspoken is a character flaw."

"There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see."

"Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you."

"The art of knowing is knowing what to overlook."

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory."

"Practice is the best master. Truth can be found in practice alone."

"Most people see without observing. To observe is to think."

"All knowledge is incomplete. The true scholar always remains humble."

"Men of high learning and capacity are often wanting in prudence and discernment."

"We are shaped by our choices, and our choices shape our nations."

"The past teaches us, but it should not imprison us."

"We are all prisoners of our own perspectives until we choose to listen."