Wisdom Quotes

"Obscurity and modesty are the attributes of wisdom."

"A fool's mind is convinced by the speech of the moment."

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The most important things are hidden."

"The wise adapts himself to circumstances."

"A dry soul is wisest and best."

"The path of wisdom is to know thyself."

"The secret to understanding is harmony between opposites."

"Understanding requires embracing paradox."

"The perfect man has no self; the spiritual man has no achievement; the sage has no name."

"The usefulness of a cup is its emptiness."

"The wise man doesn't resist the world; he flows with it."

"The sage observes the world but does not judge it."

"Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know."

"The path to wisdom begins with wonder and ends in wonder."

"True knowledge comes from standing in the gap between knowing and not knowing."

"To become mature is to become surprised by nothing."

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

"If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake."

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

"When you make a mistake, do not ever make the same mistake again."

"The accomplished speaker has few words but much effect."

"The man who does not think long-term will find trouble close at hand."

"The wise man is he who knows himself."

"Understanding comes not from words but from experience."

"Wisdom without action is mere fantasy."

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

"The master observes the world but trusts his inner vision."

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small."

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."