Wisdom Quotes

"To know yourself is to begin the path to wisdom"

"The world is not so bad as that comes to."

"Do not give way to useless alarm; though it is right to be prepared for the worst, there is no occasion to look on it as certain."

"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."

"Better to be without logic than without feeling."

"The greatest pleasure of a man of understanding is to hide his understanding."

"The proof of the pudding is in the eating."

"There is no proverb that is not true."

"Thy act is sinful; I bear no hate with thee."

"The pursuit of revenge leads to one's own destruction"

"Life is not a mathematical problem."

"Suffering purifies the soul."

"Real life happens in moments of grace."

"The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand life."

"One must learn to separate people from their actions."

"The most important thing in life is to understand what truly matters to you."

"Suffering teaches us what nothing else can teach."

"We often seek what we already have in those we do not."

"The pursuit of perfection often leads to despair."

"Hunger is the best sauce in the world."

"Virtue is its own reward."

"Suffering purifies the soul"

"Life demands action; philosophy is merely reflection."

"Only through loss do we understand the value of what we had."

"I have been a selfish being all my life."

"I hope I never ridicule what is wise and good."

"All human wisdom is contained in these two words—'Wait and hope.'"

"It is better to forgive and forget than to remember and resent."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"Wisdom comes from suffering and reflection."