Wisdom Quotes

"Our character is the result of our conduct."

"A clever man commits no minor blunders."

"The more a man knows, the more he forgives."

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

"Thus the superior man arrives at truths without going from his house; he accomplishes great deeds without leaving his work."

"The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness."

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought."

"The wise do not give themselves over to unbridled desires."

"The mind of the sage is like a mirror—it receives all things but clings to nothing."

"To know what you do not know is the truest knowledge."

"In the space between yes and no, there lies great wisdom."

"The fool seeks answers; the wise man questions the questions."

"The fish trap exists because of the fish; once you've gotten the fish, you can forget the trap."

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."

"The path of least resistance is often the path of greatest wisdom."

"The man who is too smart cannot rest; the man who is at ease is truly wise."

"The critic sees flaws; the lover sees possibility."

"The empty mind is the full mind."

"The wise man does not accumulate; he circulates."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"Silence is sometimes the best answer."

"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."

"As soon as you have made a thought, change another thought in your mind; for it will pollute the whole spirit."

"Nothing has happened to the wise man against his will."

"Stop creating obstacles for yourself. The path is clear if you allow it to be."

"In the end, our suffering is of our own making."

"Every pleasure is good by reason of its own nature, but not all pleasures are worthy of choice."

"The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship."

"We must learn which desires are natural and necessary, which natural but not necessary, and which neither natural nor necessary."

"The wise man never envies the powerful; he pities them."