Wisdom Quotes

"The man who is wise will not say 'I am wretched,' but 'This situation calls for wisdom.'"

"The secret to life is making proper use of your impressions."

"What others think of you is none of your business."

"The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart."

"All the rules take their rise from the heart of man; they are the natural expression of his true nature."

"Knowledge without feeling is mere information; feeling without knowledge is mere sentiment."

"The man who has attained wisdom is always humble."

"The wise man knows the value of silence."

"The man who plants trees for future generations is truly wise."

"Know thyself"

"Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues"

"The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself"

"The wise know themselves to be fools, but the fools think themselves wise"

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing"

"The wise adapt themselves to circumstances"

"The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms"

"The art of living is the art of choosing what to avoid"

"The superior man thinks always of virtue, the common man thinks of comfort."

"When the archer misses the bullseye, he turns and looks for the fault within himself."

"The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the better of himself; he is not anxious lest he should not get the better of other men."

"If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand."

"The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has."

"Virtue is not acquired through lessons and lectures, but through the struggles and trials of life."

"When the superior man perceives danger, he takes precautions."

"The truly virtuous man knows himself to be a fool, but the fool thinks himself virtuous."

"Absence of feeling is not strength."

"A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher in itself."

"The superior man is calm before the crisis comes; the inferior man becomes anxious."

"I wish to go back to what interests me in life, but I avoid whatever brings despair."

"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others."