Wisdom Quotes

"The provision of the belly will stop up the mouth of a cannon."

"All wise men are virtuous."

"Some folks are wise and some are otherwise."

"Prudence is an excellent quality."

"Virtue is its own reward."

"The foolish man learns from his mistakes."

"The heart knows what the mind cannot understand."

"One cannot direct the wind, but one can adjust the sails."

"The most profound wisdom often comes from simple observation."

"Wisdom is knowing which battles to fight and which to leave alone."

"The whole art of living is to know whom to trust."

"The mind will always govern the body."

"Let us not be too hasty in condemning what we do not understand."

"Wisdom comes not from knowing much, but from knowing what matters."

"The greatest gift is self-knowledge."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts."

"There is no evil so great as that which surrounds us in the ordinary world."

"Let us be cautious of our thoughts; they form our character."

"The mind is ever the dupe of the heart."

"In darkness, we learn the true value of light."

"The most terrifying journey is often the one inward."

"I am too intelligent to be unhappy."

"Beware of thoughts that come in the night."

"A clever man commits no minor blunders."

"The perfection of wisdom is to know oneself."

"The most dangerous man is the idealist; he has no conception of reality."

"The most important talent is to know when to stop."

"I am convinced that a light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man who, by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward."

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

"Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius."