Wisdom Quotes

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."

"Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence."

"A sick society does not become a healthier one by passing laws against behavior that is the symptom of its sickness."

"We must always be wary of those who would promise us that a single measure is a panacea for all ills."

"Silence is sometimes an answer; it is often the wisest response."

"The working class instinctively, and the socialist theorist consciously, understand necessity."

"The problem is not that we think; it is that we do not think deeply enough."

"The revolution requires both passion and calculation."

"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."

"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

"One cannot be prepared for something while also rejecting the need to prepare."

"Let your conscience be your guide."

"I am convinced that it is not the ivory tower types that will solve the problems of the world."

"The mind of a superior man is conversant with righteousness."

"A good leader must work within the system, even when it is unjust."

"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."

"Wisdom is not gained in years but in sincere efforts toward self-improvement."

"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."

"In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart."

"As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it."

"The worth of a person is measured by the extent to which one has transcended the self."

"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry."

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."

"Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old."

"The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense is infinite."

"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out."

"Broadly speaking short words are best and the old words when short are best of all."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity"