Wisdom Quotes

"True wisdom lies in understanding the limits of what we can control."

"The capacity for moral growth never leaves us, no matter our age."

"People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don't know is what what they do does."

"Systems of thought are not given in things themselves."

"I believe in the wisdom of things."

"There is an order to things which I do not fully understand."

"Beware of the man who does not ask questions."

"If I should ever decide to set up a universal system of thought, I would fail."

"We are never finished with understanding ourselves."

"One must always question what seems evident."

"Mankind always sets itself only such tasks as it can solve."

"The future belongs to those who understand the present."

"Wisdom requires understanding how today becomes tomorrow."

"It is the custom of every plodding, mediocre intellect to find the extraordinary in nature extraordinary."

"Expectation is the greatest and the only enemy of mankind."

"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied."

"Whoever attempts anything without being assured of the propriety of it, is rash and precipitate."

"All silent people are either thoughtful or stupid."

"To be secure against all evils is impossible; but we can guard against the greater part of them."

"When a man can see further than others it is usually because he has stood on the shoulders of giants."

"To be aware of the difficulty is to be aware of the necessity for remedy."

"The true measure of excellence is utility, not beauty alone."

"To know thyself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"In every age, there are certain truths that become apparent only with the passage of time."

"Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."

"The less you eat, drink and buy books; the less you go to the theatre or to balls; the less you drink and smoke, but the more you save, the greater becomes your treasure that no thief can rob."

"Common sense is not something rigid and immobile, but is continually transforming itself."

"To understand a concept, one must understand the totality of relations that produced it."

"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied."

"Such is the imperfection of our condition that scarcely any benefit can be derived without some evil attending it."