Wisdom Quotes

"Knowledge without wisdom is like a sword in the hands of a child."

"To speak the truth with compassion is the highest form of wisdom."

"To be great is to be misunderstood."

"What we resist persists."

"For every minute you are angry you lose a second of happiness."

"Madness is the only way to remain coherent in chaos."

"The intelligent are always wondering; it is the mark of genius."

"I have learned that silence can be more eloquent than speech."

"Reason and passion must dance together."

"The pursuit of perfection is the pursuit of madness."

"I have learned that silence is sometimes the most eloquent response."

"Much madness is divinest sense to a discerning eye."

"We learn in the desert that nothing dies without purpose."

"Wisdom is gathered not from years but from the depth of attention."

"The mind is seldom at leisure; it must be occupied with something."

"Admiration is the daughter of ignorance."

"Every man has his own peculiar way of enjoying life; we should neither blame nor ridicule his mode."

"To be wise with speed is the privilege of the few; to be foolish with dispatch is the prerogative of the many."

"A man's worst enemy may very well be his own thoughts."

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."

"The art of successful living lies not in doing what you like to do but in liking what you have to do."

"I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there."

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

"Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get."

"The lack of money is the root of all evil."

"The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd."

"The more I live, the more I learn that the heart of man holds infinite mysteries."

"All that most maddens and torments in the ways of men may be traced to one thing—pride."

"The greatest discovery a man can make is what lies within himself."

"We are all fools and knaves in our own fashion."