Wisdom Quotes

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"A man of wisdom delights in water, a man of virtue in mountains, for wisdom moves but virtue stays still."

"Fierce men we are when enraged, but children still in reasoning."

"Our minds are like our stomachs; not all that enters nourishes."

"No man should be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday."

"Our senses are often our deceivers."

"A sabedoria é conhecimento aplicado com bom senso."

"O silêncio é por vezes mais eloquente que todas as palavras do mundo."

"O conhecimento sem aplicação é como sementes que nunca germinam."

"O homem que não questiona nada é escravo de suas próprias limitações."

"O silêncio contemplativo é mais sábio que a tagarelice superficial."

"A sabedoria é conhecer quando falar e quando guardar silêncio."

"Wisdom lies not in having all the answers, but in knowing which questions matter most."

"The pursuit of virtue is more noble than the achievement of it."

"Silence speaks louder than a thousand carefully chosen words."

"Doubt is the door through which wisdom enters."

"The mind is a kingdom; guard its gates carefully."

"Self-awareness is the beginning of all transformation."

"The heart knows truths that the mind struggles to articulate."

"The heart speaks a language that reason often cannot comprehend."

"The wise man does not give the right answer, he possesses the right question."

"Prudence consists in knowing how to distinguish the degree of risk and act accordingly."

"It is the business of the wise to conceal their wisdom until it becomes necessary to display it."

"A man who depends wholly on the promises of others is a fool in the making."

"The true measure of political intelligence is the ability to predict outcomes before events unfold."

"In selecting advisors, choose those who will tell you truth, not those who will flatter you."

"A man of true understanding knows that everything can be turned to advantage if one thinks clearly enough."

"A wise man prepares for calamity in times of prosperity."

"The soul that is attached to transient things will find itself constantly troubled and anxious."

"O conhecimento é poder, mas a sabedoria é riqueza."