Wisdom Quotes

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

"The best conversations happen by accident, not by design."

"The heart knows truths that the mind has yet to discover."

"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who found it."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."

"The paradox is only a truth standing on its head to attract attention."

"The fruit of all knowledge is the perception of one's ignorance."

"The human spirit cannot be satisfied by mere luxury and pleasure."

"Nothing is lost unless it was meant to be lost."

"The wise man is the one who can teach others."

"One's judgment improves with age; one's character with experience."

"Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present."

"For the absurd to be understood, we must imagine Sisyphus smiling."

"A man who has become conscious of the absurd is forever bound to it."

"True insight begins when you stop taking yourself seriously."

"The only way to escape the absurd is to embrace it."

"There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is and to love it."

"The greatest minds are those that question everything, including themselves."

"To be great, one must first learn to be small; humility is the foundation of greatness."

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

"One cannot help but wish that so much native intelligence might be better employed."

"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others."

"One cannot escape oneself by traveling."

"To understand is to forgive, even oneself."

"Suffering is the price of consciousness."

"Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say."

"The only real wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"We must learn to live with imperfection if we are to approach perfection."

"In every human being there is a special something that cannot be delegated."

"Those who think themselves very wise are generally fools."