Wisdom Quotes

"Knowledge without integrity is dangerous; integrity without knowledge is weak."

"Progress demands that we forget the errors of the past, but remember the lessons learned."

"The true test of a statesman is whether he can admit when he is wrong."

"A shrewd observer can discern the future in the patterns of the past."

"The pursuit of wealth without principle leads only to ruin."

"Progress without principle is merely the sophisticated pursuit of folly."

"A wise man learns from the mistakes of others; a fool insists on making his own."

"The most dangerous enemy is not the one you see, but the one you ignore."

"A man's legacy is not what he accumulates, but what he contributes."

"The first duty of a statesman is to know the facts and the circumstances of his country."

"In the sphere of thought, belief is the enemy of knowledge."

"I value the affections, but I fear the despotism of sentiment."

"The tongue can speak a thousand words, but silence sometimes speaks louder."

"The safest principle is that which is most uniform in its operation."

"A man should not strive to eliminate his complexities but to probe them."

"Adaptation is not weakness but supreme wisdom."

"To speak is silver; to remain silent is gold."

"A wise man learns from his enemies."

"To do nothing is sometimes the greatest achievement."

"Compromise is the art of dividing the cake fairly."

"Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to listen."

"Order within chaos is the mark of true genius."

"Nothing is so unwise as to reject the wisdom of ages."

"The circumstances are what render every political principle beneficial or noxious to mankind."

"When ancient opinions and rules of life have borne the test of long experience, we should not reject them hastily."

"The fact that I am not always right is something of which I am well aware."

"The heart knows what the mind cannot understand."

"Silence is sometimes more eloquent than words."

"In every circumstance of life, it is a wise policy to recognize the superior wisdom of the ancients."

"Beware of the man who will not engage in idle conversation; he is planning something."