Wisdom Quotes

"The power of thought is the measure of intelligence."

"Wisdom comes from experience and reflection."

"Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity."

"All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to understanding, and ends with reason."

"Brevity of speech combined with length of thought is a rare combination."

"To think is to be human."

"In so far as the mind understands all things as necessary, it has a certain power of affecting the emotions."

"Affections which are passions cease to be passions the moment we form a clear and distinct idea of them."

"Reason is the knowledge of things by their universal properties."

"Pride is joy arising from one's overestimation of oneself."

"Silence is the fence around wisdom."

"Perfect wisdom is too lofty for human understanding."

"A wise person anticipates the consequence of their actions."

"To know oneself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to be silent."

"Custom is the great guide of human life."

"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence."

"The greater part of mankind may be divided into two classes; that of shallow thinkers who fall short of the truth, and that of abstruse thinkers who go beyond it."

"Common sense is founded on the ordinary working of human nature."

"The heart of man is made to reconcile contradictions."

"The mistakes of this kind are very common."

"The vulgar are still guided by false opinion."

"A wise man ought to adjust his behaviour to the circumstances in which he finds himself."

"We ought never to make judgments about things distant and remote."

"The mind is the principal seat of activity; the body is but its instrument."

"True knowledge consists in knowing things, not words."

"To understand is to perceive patterns."

"The measure of all things is the human mind."

"We are not deceived by appearances, but by our judgments of them."

"In the tempest of human passion, reason is the safe harbor."