Wisdom Quotes

"My heart aches and a drowsy numbness pains"

"I am the wisest letter-writer in the world"

"The secret to life is not in achieving great things, but in finding meaning in small ones."

"Where there is nothing to be done, do nothing."

"The wise never give all the blame to one person."

"A woman who gives herself where she ought to sell herself is the fool of fools."

"To listen well is to understand; to understand well is to be wise."

"A man is known by the company he keeps and the books he reads."

"The child is father of the man."

"Wisdom begins in wonder."

"The mind that is wise mourns the loss of ignorance."

"Wisdom is knowing what you do not know."

"When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master."

"Wisdom is composed of prudence and justice."

"Where there is love, there is also wisdom."

"Wisdom is the knowledge of things human and divine and their causes."

"Wisdom is learned through experience and reflection."

"I am malicious because I am miserable."

"Every action bears consequences we cannot foresee."

"The pursuit of knowledge can be our downfall."

"The world cares nothing for your intentions, only your actions."

"I seek not happiness but understanding."

"The pursuit of perfection is the root of all suffering."

"Wisdom comes from embracing paradox."

"The heart knows truths the mind cannot articulate."

"The mind creates its own prison."

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another."

"The bell that rings loudest is often the one with the least to say."

"Wisdom whispers while foolishness shouts."

"Stupidity is something unshakeable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it."