Wisdom Quotes

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas and still function."

"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started."

"Humankind cannot bear very much reality."

"For I have known them all already, known them all."

"Do not say anything that you might regret."

"We've lost our way; we no longer know how to live."

"Silence can speak louder than words."

"Regret is a burden we choose to carry."

"The examined life is the only life worth living."

"Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived."

"To know the character of a man, observe how he treats those who can be of no possible service to him."

"I have never been one to cry over spilt milk, but I have always been one to prevent the spilling."

"Integrity is the backbone of character."

"The tragedy of modern life is that most people are half-awake."

"We cannot heal what we are not willing to see."

"We are all teachers; we are all learners."

"We must be intentional about the values we embody."

"The greatest legacy is a liberated mind."

"I believe that the truth about any subject only comes when all the sides of the story are put together."

"Suffering can teach us compassion."

"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious; the desire to reach hearts is wise."

"We must learn to welcome rather than fear the diversity that will be the hallmark of our times."

"The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our lives."

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change."

"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."

"Knowledge without action is empty."

"We must be intentional about our choices."

"Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it."

"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."

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