Wisdom Quotes

"A small amount of order can prevent a large amount of chaos."

"The perfect is the enemy of the good."

"If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some."

"Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice."

"To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like administering medicine to the dead."

"Let us believe neither of them, but judge for ourselves."

"The greatest deception is self-deception."

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

"To know whether it be the will of God that you should do, or not do, any particular thing, examine it by the principle of reason."

"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices."

"We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors."

"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."

"Wisdom and good examples are necessary to make us a happy people."

"There are a few maxims which the experience of life will teach you."

"A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, will leave them otherwise free."

"True wisdom consists in knowing the extent of one's own ignorance."

"The conscience of a good man is his best counsel in all matters."

"The exercise of reason should always be guided by principle."

"A humble heart is more likely to perceive truth than a prideful one."

"The capacity for self-reflection is the mark of a mature mind."

"The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted."

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

"Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not?"

"Wisdom directs every honest mind in the knowledge of its true interests."

"One certain means of checking the progress of evil is to detect it early."

"Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves longer."

"Prudence is a virtue which combines the wisdom of ages with the courage of today."

"Consider the dreadful consequences of this doctrine."

"Trust in Providence, but keep your powder dry."

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."