Wisdom Quotes

"Let your scars make you wise, not bitter."

"One can hardly make a good salad with bad oil."

"Silence is sometimes an argument of consent."

"In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted."

"Brevity is the best recommendation of speech."

"All things are obscure and doubtful in the moment of decision."

"The man who makes a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."

"A man of wisdom makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows the public opinion."

"The human intellect is a divine gift that elevates us above all other creatures, yet we often squander it through neglect and complacency."

"The measure of a person's intellect is their capacity to entertain a thought without accepting it."

"A person of true learning wears their knowledge lightly, like an invisible garment."

"A moment of genuine understanding is worth more than a lifetime of comfortable ignorance."

"The wisdom to know what cannot be changed is as important as the courage to change what can be."

"The art of living well and the art of dying well are one."

"Prudence teaches us that some pleasures must be avoided for greater peace."

"The body's hunger is easily satisfied; the mind's is boundless."

"The highest level of the active life consists in the contemplation of truth."

"Understanding grows through the dialogue between reason and revelation."

"To admit one's ignorance is the beginning of wisdom."

"The highest form of intellectual virtue is wisdom, which concerns divine and eternal things."

"True knowledge consists not merely in knowing facts but in understanding causes."

"The pursuit of intellectual truth is never at odds with faith rightly understood."

"The natural law is written on the human heart."

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."

"The mind that is anxious about trivial things cannot attend to matters of importance."

"The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher."

"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."

"Wisdom is not knowing the future; it is not dwelling upon the past. It is understanding the present."

"To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."

"The greater the inner light, the greater the outer darkness one perceives."