Wisdom Quotes

"I have discovered that silence, sometimes, is the deepest eloquence."

"Wisdom comes from admitting what we do not know."

"The virtuous man needs no laws."

"Knowledge without virtue is dangerous."

"Wisdom speaks softly but carries far."

"Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."

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

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

"The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever."

"The surest way of concealing one's abilities is to reveal too much of one's opinions."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"The torment of precaution is worse than the peril itself."

"One of the attributes of God is foresight. Possess it yourself and you will be like the Almighty."

"The art of reading is to stop at the right place."

"One quarter of the world's misfortunes spring from stupidity, one quarter from immorality. The remaining half are assigned to mere bad luck."

"Smart people adapt themselves to circumstances, as water adapts to the pipes it flows through."

"Money and women are the two rocks upon which most men founder."

"The wise man learns from the mistakes of others; the fool learns only from his own."

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

"The best time to take important decisions is in the morning."

"The art of statesmanship is knowing when to keep silent."

"The wise unite, the foolish divide."

"The moment we stop questioning authority is the moment we cease to be free."

"The revolution's true victory lies not in what we destroy, but in what we build."

"In the darkest hours, principle must guide us when passion threatens to mislead."

"We must be willing to question everything, including our own convictions."

"In the end, the only true victory is the transformation of human consciousness."

"We are the sum of our convictions and the consequence of our choices."

"The people's voice is the voice of God, yet the people often speak in riddles."

"A man without conviction is a man without direction."