Wisdom Quotes

"Ambition without wisdom is a fire that consumes its master."

"Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence?"

"Negative capability is when we are capable of being in uncertainties without reaching for fact."

"The only thing that can be truly said of uncertainty is that it is eternal."

"All that glitters is not gold"

"Brevity is the soul of wit"

"A fool and his money are soon parted"

"Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings come great truths"

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be"

"Haste makes waste"

"The great art of life is to moderate our wishes and to accommodate ourselves to things as they are."

"The great secret of life is knowing when to stop."

"The great advantage of being open-minded is that you're not stuck in one perspective."

"The pursuit of perfection often yields nothing but despair."

"The greatest gift is the gift of understanding."

"There is a time for silence and a time for speech."

"If you wish to rise, begin by descending into the depths of understanding yourself."

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

"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom, but with all thy getting, get understanding."

"There is a season for all things; wisdom lies in recognizing which season it is and acting accordingly."

"What is better than wisdom? Woman. What is better than a good woman? Nothing."

"A man may not wive and thrive."

"He would not spend a farthing on vanity."

"The gentle art of speaking truth with grace."

"Where lies the path to eternal wisdom?"

"The road to wisdom is paved with humility."

"The world judges by appearances, but wisdom sees the soul."

"The person born with a talent for finding fault will find plenty of it, for there is much to find and plenty to spare."

"The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least."

"Who looks outward dreams; who looks inward awakes."