Wisdom Quotes

"The voice of reason often speaks quietly, drowned out by the noise of passion."

"Solitude is the surest school of wisdom; wisdom teaches concentration and concentration leads to power."

"Great thoughts require great minds and great hearts."

"The richest man is not he who has the most money, but he who needs the least."

"An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise."

"The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed."

"Reason and love are the two pillars of all excellence."

"The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions."

"You can refuse to make a choice, that is still a choice."

"The heart will always guide those whom the mind cannot."

"Man's life is a poor thing unless his soul is lifted by some ideal."

"Everything is interesting if you look at it from the right perspective."

"I am always irritated by the statement that there are no stupid questions. There absolutely are stupid questions."

"What a wonderful thing it is to understand something; to understand the world and one's place in it."

"Enthusiasm is a great thing; but it goes better with knowledge."

"To understand another's soul, one must first quiet one's own."

"To know oneself is to begin the journey of true wisdom."

"Silence is often more eloquent than words."

"We are responsible for what we do and accountable for the choices we make."

"Legacy is what we leave behind when we pass from this world."

"Trust is earned slowly and lost quickly, so guard it as a precious gem."

"Knowledge without wisdom is like a sword in the hands of a fool."

"Sorrow only lasts so long as we have the power to be sad."

"She was content to be guided by the experience of ages."

"The night brings counsel and comfort."

"Perfection is the enemy of progress; embrace imperfection."

"Wisdom comes from experience integrated with reflection."

"True wisdom acknowledges the limits of knowledge."

"Negative capability is when a man is capable of being in uncertainties without irritably reaching for fact"

"The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing"