Wisdom Quotes

"The only way out is through"

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment"

"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens"

"Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will."

"When you are right you cannot be too bold; when you are wrong you cannot be too humble."

"The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live."

"All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem."

"We are dying from a poverty of vision and abundance of things."

"We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often the greatest advances come from failed experiments."

"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill."

"Silence can never be misquoted."

"Do not overlook the fact that perfect faithfulness may be looked upon as a form of dishonesty."

"There are as many opinions as there are experts."

"The true greatness of a person is not measured by the length of their life, but by the depth of their character."

"I have always been a practical man in such matters."

"When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it is best to let him run."

"The greatest wisdom is knowing the limits of our knowledge."

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."

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

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

"A nation's true wealth is measured by the well-being of its people."

"Life is too precious to waste on bitterness and resentment."

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

"To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart."

"To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war, but jaw-jaw requires better speakers."

"All the greatest things are simple things, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."

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

"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."

"Night is not the time to lock the stable door."

"The farther you look back, the farther you can look ahead."