Wisdom Quotes

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."

"I hope I am a little more of a Philosopher than I was."

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."

"What is strength without a double share of wisdom?"

"The mind's the standard of the man."

"The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind."

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."

"The wound that gives us pain also gives us wisdom."

"To thine own self be true"

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves"

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be"

"All that glitters is not gold"

"In a world of infinite choices, we must choose wisely"

"Being great is not measured by power or wealth"

"The empty vessel makes the loudest sound"

"The better part of valor is discretion"

"We are dying from overthinking"

"Sorrow is the child of too much heart."

"Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old age a regret."

"The great lesson is to be content with nothing, or nearly so."

"What is wealth without health? What is power without peace?"

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Do not give me facts, give me understanding."

"Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom."

"Advice is like castor oil—easy enough to give but dreadfully uneasy to take."

"Moderation is knowledge wisely applied."

"The wise only possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them."

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."

"The mind is the measure of the man."

"To see the world in a grain of sand is the vision of true understanding."