Wisdom Quotes

"In the case of any considerable people acting together, their collective opinion is always of great weight."

"The utilitarian philosophy does approve of cultivating the love of virtue for its own sake."

"In estimating the value of actions we must have regard to the consequences that are likely to follow."

"We are bound by the law of our being. We cannot escape from ourselves."

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

"We must not mistake the shadows on the wall for reality itself."

"Experience teaches us not what to do, but what to avoid."

"I have often been obliged to eat my own words."

"Wisdom is knowing which battles to fight and which to avoid."

"The world does not move as one wishes, but as circumstances dictate."

"I have learned that compromise is not defeat, but survival."

"The wise man learns from others' mistakes; the fool repeats his own."

"I have found that the best plans are often the simplest."

"I have learned that compromise often leads to better solutions than confrontation."

"A man must know his place in the world and accept his destiny."

"The greatest victories are sometimes won without a single shot fired."

"A man's word is his bond; without it, he is nothing."

"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that."

"Prejudice cannot be reasoned away; it must be overcome through experience."

"A wise man doesn't give the right answer, he posses himself and waits for the right question."

"To speak of it in the abstract is all very well, but we must come to practical details."

"I have always thought that the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

"Silence is the best ornament of a woman."

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

"Memory is the mother of all wisdom."

"The tongue is placed between the teeth for a reason."

"I am in a most wretched state of worry and annoyance."

"I am not in spirits to take much notice of what is said."

"One cannot govern by mere sentiment and enthusiasm."

"The heart must always be guided by principle."