Wisdom Quotes

"Let me tell you that the present system of government is pregnant with the seeds of its own dissolution."

"Reason and free enquiry are the only effectual agents against error."

"It is scarcely to be imagined how much the state of a man's own breast influences the whole subject of his inquiry."

"It is well known, that it is not uncommon for very good men to err."

"I am convinced that the true road to pre-eminence and power is to have recourse to first principles."

"I am not one of those who believe that a great national debt is a great national blessing."

"Wisdom is not found in books alone; it is discovered through experience and reflection."

"I have learned more from my mistakes than from all my successes."

"I have learned that the most profound truths are often the simplest ones."

"I have learned that true wisdom comes from listening more than speaking."

"A man may rise to great heights, but if his foundation is built upon sand, he shall surely fall."

"The human capacity for self-deception is far greater than any external enemy."

"The art of strategy lies in knowing when to hold firm and when to bend without breaking."

"The moment we cease to question ourselves is the moment we begin our descent into darkness."

"The burden of secret knowledge is heavier than the weight of public shame."

"In the realm of human affairs, timing is often more consequential than ability."

"The greatest mistakes are often made by those who are most confident in their judgment."

"To understand the future, one must examine the lessons of the past."

"The path to wisdom is paved with the stones of our own failures."

"Suspicion is the companion of mean souls."

"Reputation is a fickle thing, resting on the breath of others."

"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right."

"The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason."

"Reputation being now unnecessary, we may always in theory do without it."

"Bad men cannot make good citizens."

"Nothing is more common than for men to employ themselves about the affairs that concern them not."

"Wisdom and virtue are the only foundation of eternal happiness."

"I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience."

"Hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear."

"You must speak the language that the people understand."