Wisdom Quotes

The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.

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"The wise speak only of what they know, and I do not know the hearts of men."
Elrond
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"The wise question everything, including their own assumptions."
Elrond
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"The real wisdom is in listening to those around you."
Timmy
T
"The greatest wisdom is knowing you don't have all the answers."
Timmy
A
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
Aristotle
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"The more you know, the more you realize you know nothing."
Aristotle
A
"In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom by the awful grace of God."
Aristotle
A
"The life of theoretical wisdom is the best and pleasantest for its own sake."
Aristotle
A
"In life, the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
Aristotle
A
"Seeking wisdom before wealth is seeking the highest good before the inferior."
Aristotle
A
"The true state of affairs is that we must teach wisdom, and acquire it for ourselves."
Aristotle
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"I can't marry a man I just met."
Hans
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"You can't marry someone you just met."
Hans
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"You can't marry him."
Hans
H
"But isolation is not the answer."
Hans
P
"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."
Plato
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"There is no greater evil than lack of understanding."
Plato
P
"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools speak because they have to say something."
Plato
P
"An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabberers."
Plato
P
"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers."
Plato
P
"He alone is wise who recognizes his own ignorance."
Plato
P
"The greatest wealth is the wealth of the soul."
Plato
T
"Being different doesn't mean being less."
Timmy
T
"I understand more than people realize."
Timmy
T
"My differences make me special."
Timmy
T
"Timmy!"
Timmy
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"You can't marry a man you just met."
Hans
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"You can't just marry a stranger."
Hans
H
"Follow your heart, it knows the way."
Hans
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"Life is too short for regrets."
Hans