Wisdom Quotes

"The mind must be constantly exercised to remain sharp."

"I find that most of our troubles come from our own misconceptions."

"The mind is capable of great things when freed from prejudice."

"I believe that every experience, no matter how painful, teaches us something valuable."

"The truly wise are those who acknowledge the limits of their own knowledge."

"The wise acknowledge that happiness springs from simplicity, not excess."

"The mind will ever be unstable that has only prejudices to rest on, and the blindest obedience is that which results from fear."

"The most unhappy of all men, under the pressure of ill luck, never stood so much in need of sympathy as the man who is paying the price of his own folly."

"The person who can most effectively shake the opinions of another is the one who can make the subject of debate appear in a new light."

"Cunning is the virtue of the weak."

"Revenge is a weakness, not a strength."

"The understanding is cultivated by the same means as all intellectual excellence."

"Beware of making hasty judgments about people who are different from yourself."

"To be rational, to live according to reason, is the whole of virtue."

"The man who can think deeply will naturally despise the frivolous pursuits of women."

"Necessity makes an honest man a knave."

"The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished or the luster of it will never appear."

"Fate has a way of dealing cards that demand we play them."

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

"In all our searching for meaning, we often overlook the obvious."

"To know thyself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The poor man's wealth lies in his contentment."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"A woman of sense never stoops to conquer."

"Wisdom grows with experience and reflection."

"Wisdom whispers while folly shouts."

"A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday."

"No wise man ever wished to be younger."

"Bitter pills may have wholesome effects."

"When I make madness my companion, I must expect nonsense."