Wisdom Quotes

"A wise man learns from his mistakes."

"A wise ruler knows when to listen and when to lead."

"A nation's true wealth lies in its virtues."

"A wise man knows the limits of his knowledge."

"Wisdom comes from experience."

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

"Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities."

"The mob has many heads but no brains."

"For every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage."

"The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided."

"Preventive war is like committing suicide for fear of death."

"A Machiavelli must from time to time act against his own interests."

"A man who has committed an error and does not correct it is committing another error."

"One should not defend oneself by recrimination."

"One must think as a wise man, but speak as the common people do."

"A successful strategy requires knowing one's enemy perfectly."

"Never quarrel with people whose opinion does not matter."

"Intelligence combined with caution creates the perfect strategist."

"Never make a threatening gesture you cannot follow through on."

"One must always have a plan to deal with one's greatest enemy."

"The greatest political skill is knowing what your enemy wants before he does."

"One should respect one's opponents, but never trust them completely."

"One must always have a second plan ready to execute."

"The art of life is to know how to enjoy poverty."

"As a man advances in life he gets what is better than admiration—judgment to estimate things at their proper value."

"Silence is sometimes the severest criticism."

"Nothing is more important than silence."

"A man who is always ready to believe what he is told will never do well."

"The man who thinks he has no defects is a fool."

"The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement."