Wisdom Quotes

"A man may be intelligent and still lack wisdom."

"A rational mind without a compassionate heart is monstrous."

"The world is nothing but a stage for the display of human folly."

"Blessings on the man who invented sleep, the mantle that covers all human thoughts."

"A true knight must balance passion with reason, courage with caution."

"Words are wind, but actions are substance and reality."

"The heart knows truths that reason cannot fathom."

"The only true wisdom is acknowledging your ignorance."

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

"The greatest treasures are those hidden in the soul."

"Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a noble purpose."

"The heart is an excellent compass when the mind is still."

"Angry people are not always wise."

"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."

"When one is unhappy one exaggerates one's unhappiness."

"Do not seek for truth; let truth seek you."

"We are all capable of error."

"What greater madness can there be than to mistake shadows for substance?"

"Better to be a living dog than a dead lion."

"Silence is the virtue of the wise and the refuge of fools."

"All that glitters is not gold, nor is all silence peace."

"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness."

"We are all infected with the modern disease of rationality."

"To understand all is to forgive all."

"The whole of the secret lies in this."

"Wisdom comes not from books alone."

"Life teaches us that the greatest gifts are often disguised as hardships."

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

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

"Passion is temporary; truth is eternal."