Wisdom Quotes

"Knowledge without wisdom is like fire without control—dangerous and destructive."

"You cannot imagine how much forethought and calculation go into the unconscious acts we perform."

"To know oneself is the beginning of all true knowledge."

"The architecture of our lives is built by small daily choices."

"To be moved one way or another by some example is to have a norm of conduct."

"The scope of external events is narrower than the scope of internal revelations."

"The test of character is what we do when no one is watching."

"How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!"

"True wisdom consists in knowing oneself."

"Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn."

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

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

"Wisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"The greatest of all arts is the art of living well."

"The great things in this world are not for me, I renounce them."

"The only real difference between men is that some are more sensible than others."

"I have taught myself to live simply and wisely, to look at the sky and pray to God, and to wander long before evening in the fields of my homeland."

"A woman's silence is often her most eloquent speech."

"The beauty of regret is that it teaches us what we truly value."

"In suffering, we become fully human."

"In the mirror of loss, we see our true reflection."

"The night sky holds more wisdom than all the books ever written."

"Talent is a great gift, but the ability to use it wisely is greater still."

"Resign yourself to the unfathomable complexity of life and stop being dismayed by it."

"Macadamize the consciousness, and morality will build a fortress around your soul."

"Nothing is more destructive than pride without humility."

"The path to wisdom is paved with honest questions and humble answers."

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

"The human heart is an abyss."

"The only real number is one; all other numbers are mere repetitions."