Wisdom Quotes

"I am wiser than this man, for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing."

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by drowning in our thoughts."

"I hope that before the end you will come to see the importance of what we have discussed."

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes."

"Understanding is not merely remembering."

"The wise man doesn't give the right answer, he poses the right question."

"The more you know, the more you realize you don't know."

"Anybody can become angry—that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not within everybody's power and is not easy."

"It is unbecoming a man to be so absorbed in the things of the flesh."

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by drowning in our thoughts."

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."

"Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom."

"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge."

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

"Beware of the barrenness of a busy life."

"No action will ever be pursued unless it seems good and fine at the moment of its doing."

"Those that feel the need to be completely rational have failed to realize the role of intuition."

"A good decision is based on knowledge and not numbers."

"The beginning and the root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach; even wisdom and culture must be referred to this."

"Prudence is a more precious thing even than philosophy; from it spring all other virtues."

"The life of the fool is empty of gratitude and full of fears."

"The beginning of a better life is understanding what we truly need."

"In matters of passion, the wise man exercises restraint, not denial."

"The richest wealth is the wealth of knowing what is enough."

"We should not fear what we cannot control, only understand what we can."

"To live well one must know oneself, and to know oneself one must question everything."

"The prudent man does not accumulate wealth beyond his needs."

"The wise man adapts to circumstances; the fool expects circumstances to adapt to him."