Wisdom Quotes

"To be wise and love exceeds man's might."

"In fair weather prepare for foul."

"The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness."

"Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian."

"There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness."

"One should never trust appearances"

"I seek not happiness but truth"

"Providence has hidden a favourable secret in the misfortune of each man"

"Gold can be spent, but knowledge is wealth eternal"

"I have learned to look beyond the veil of appearances"

"Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence."

"Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching."

"I have learned that expectations are often sources of misery."

"The path to true understanding is paved with humility."

"I have come to understand that gentility is not about breeding alone."

"I have learned that pride precedes a great fall."

"Thou hast forgotten nothing and forgiven nobody."

"The greatest wisdom is sometimes the greatest foolishness."

"The heart is more intelligent than the mind."

"One does not know what may happen."

"Vanity and pride are different things."

"Hunger is the best sauce in the world."

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

"A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword."

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."

"If you look for perfection, you'll never be content."

"The most difficult moments in a man's life are those of choice."

"There is no greatness where there is not simplicity."

"Misery is when the soul rebels against the body."

"The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity"