Wisdom Quotes
The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.
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"Wisdom is knowing when to fight and when to forgive."James Chaney
"To question is not to rebel; it is to think."James Chaney
"Every person has inherent worth and dignity that must be honored"Viola Liuzzo
"Building a just society requires us to challenge systems, not just individuals"Viola Liuzzo
"To work for justice is to work for the fullest expression of humanity"Viola Liuzzo
"The oppressed are not our burden; they are our teachers"Viola Liuzzo
"The pursuit of justice is the pursuit of our shared humanity"Viola Liuzzo
"Our commitment must be to people, not to abstract principles"Viola Liuzzo
"The struggle teaches us who we really are"Viola Liuzzo
"The mind of the oppressor is not the mind we should consult in our liberation."Stokely Carmichael
"Before you integrate into American society, you'd better make sure that American society is worth integrating into."Stokely Carmichael
"Our people must understand that liberation is not automatic."Stokely Carmichael
"We must understand the nature of our oppression before we can eliminate it."Stokely Carmichael
"A man's worth is determined by his character, not his circumstances."Medgar Evers
"We must have the wisdom to know when to speak and when to act."Medgar Evers
"We must prepare ourselves both theoretically and practically for that which is to come."Black Panther Party
"Know yourself and know your enemy."Black Panther Party
"Knowledge of self is the beginning of liberation."Black Panther Party
"Wisdom comes from lived experience."Assata Shakur
"We are taught to accept the world as it is, but we must learn to change it."H. Rap Brown
"To know yourself is to know your power."H. Rap Brown
"Words have power; choose them carefully."H. Rap Brown
"The weight of history can either crush you or elevate you - the choice is yours."James Meredith
"The real strength lies in knowing when to be silent and when to speak."James Meredith
"Wisdom is knowing what you cannot control and controlling what you can."James Meredith
"The path of righteousness is rarely the path of comfort."Viola Liuzzo
"The cost of justice is high, but the cost of injustice is higher still."Viola Liuzzo
"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late."John Lewis
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."John Lewis
"The question of violence and nonviolence in this struggle is not one of form alone but of sanity itself."John Lewis
