Wisdom Quotes

"The mind grows through understanding, not through denial."

"The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues."

"Doubt is the origin of wisdom."

"Perfection and nothingness are extremes."

"A wise man doesn't give the right answer; he possesses the right questions."

"Without memory, there is no judgment; without judgment, there is no wisdom."

"Silence is the best response to a fool."

"The will is infinite, but the intellect is limited."

"Experience is the name we give to our mistakes."

"A man who never doubts what he has been taught has lost all capacity for discovery."

"Common sense is the most widely distributed commodity in the world; everyone thinks they have enough of it."

"The mind that accepts contradiction will eventually accept anything."

"The human capacity for reason distinguishes us from all other creatures."

"The truly wise person is one who knows themselves before attempting to know others."

"The mind that is closed to new ideas is like a room with shuttered windows."

"The mind is better than the body."

"You cannot direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails."

"Silence is the best response to a fool."

"The greatest deceptions are self-deceptions."

"Virtue is the habit of choosing the mean."

"The purpose of argument is not victory, but progress."

"Virtue is knowledge, and it is obligatory upon everyone."

"To understand all is to forgive all."

"Reason is the principle of human action."

"True wisdom consists in knowing both God and ourselves."

"Reason is the lamp of the soul."

"False beliefs persist only when people cease to question and examine them."

"Love of wisdom is the beginning of all virtue and all true happiness."

"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."

"Nothing is so improbable that it cannot be made probable by eloquence."