Wisdom Quotes

"The greatest strength is knowing when to be soft."

"The test of intelligence is the ability to change one's mind."

"Understanding requires seeing the world from another's perspective."

"The most dangerous philosophy is that of the modern man who believes he has disposed of the old problems."

"The good life is the virtuous life."

"The first person to hurl an insult instead of a rock was the founder of civilization."

"To be human is to be capable of virtue."

"One must be rigorous or one is merely talking nonsense."

"We cannot understand action without understanding intention."

"Virtue is not a feeling; it is a practice."

"One cannot argue someone into virtue."

"The virtuous life requires practice and habit."

"Conscience is not the last court of appeal."

"Happiness is not the highest good."

"To act well, one must think well."

"Virtue ethics is not about calculating consequences."

"The virtuous person has the right feelings at the right time."

"Intention matters; it is central to action."

"The virtues are habits of excellence."

"Virtue is a mean between extremes."

"The virtuous life is a unified whole."

"Wisdom is not mere cleverness."

"The virtues are excellences of character."

"One cannot be virtuous by accident."

"Virtue is the perfection of human capacity."

"To understand action, one must understand the agent's intention."

"Virtue is a matter of becoming the right sort of person."

"The perspectival nature of knowledge does not entail relativism about truth."

"Rationality is not a matter of internal consistency but of appropriate response to the world."

"Our beliefs form a rational unity through our connection to shared reality."