Wisdom Quotes

"The greatest treasures are hidden within ourselves."

"We become what we contemplate."

"Beware of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."

"The richest man is he who wants nothing."

"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing what to do with it."

"The mind is free when it seeks wisdom."

"Suffering teaches the deepest truths."

"A free man is one who doesn't fear to go to the end of his thought."

"The only way to cope with an unfree world is to be completely free within yourself."

"Suffering is not a value in itself; it may be a path to awareness."

"Whoever despairs of the human condition is a coward, but whoever has hope for it is a fool."

"Passion is as bad as addiction."

"Moderation is sometimes an excuse for mediocrity."

"Perfect clarity comes only from the acceptance of the incomprehensible."

"The appearance of right is the same as right."

"The spirit of equality is directly opposed to the spirit of conquest."

"A prudent man does not make himself the enemy of others unless he foresees a considerable advantage."

"Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see."

"Intelligence is the source of all virtue and all vice."

"A mind darkened by passion will judge amiss."

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

"The past cannot really hurt you, only your thoughts about the past."

"Wisdom is earned through the accumulated mistakes of a lifetime."

"If you live long enough, you will discover that you made mistakes along the way."

"Maturity is the ability to think, feel, and act independently, while still respecting the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others."

"Whoever refuses to reason is a bigot; whoever is afraid to reason is a coward; and whoever despises reason is a fool."

"Man will continue to commit atrocities as long as he continues to believe things on the basis of inadequate evidence."

"An action committed in anger is an action premeditated in darkness."

"The passion for truth is the characteristic of the man of the world, but not always of the philosopher."

"All sensible talk must be about sensible things."