Wisdom Quotes

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

"Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding."

"Increase of material comforts does not in any way conduct to lessening of greed."

"A person is but the product of their thoughts; what they think about, they become."

"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."

"Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our own unwise thoughts."

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

"The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the ocean."

"The great countries of the world have always acted in their enlightened self-interest."

"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another."

"The arch-conservatives are the greatest destroyers when they mindlessly oppose all change."

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."

"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong you cannot be too conservative."

"The quality of a person's life is determined by the quality of the questions they ask themselves."

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear on one's heart."

"The method is as important as the message in movements for social change."

"Our scientific genius has surpassed our moral wisdom; we can split atoms but cannot split ourselves from prejudice."

"In the space between words lies the most important truth."

"Memory without reflection is merely nostalgia."

"Time does not heal wounds; understanding does."

"To understand others, we must first understand ourselves."

"Wisdom comes not from knowing all answers, but from asking better questions."

"Desire is the beginning of understanding."

"Fear is the teacher of the wise."

"The world is too much with us."

"When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two-thirds of the time thinking about what they want to know."

"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves."

"The real difficulties seem to be three."

"A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade."

"We cannot ask a man to vote against his interests."