Wisdom Quotes

"Suffering purifies the soul"

"All sorrows are bearable if there is bread."

"A closed mouth catches no flies."

"In the night all cats are grey."

"The poor man's wisdom often surpasses the rich man's folly."

"Words are cheap, but deeds are precious."

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

"It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first."

"Better to be without logic than without feeling."

"It is happy for you that her partial regards have so little to do with my feelings."

"We are not, Hester, the worst sinners in the world"

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

"A man cannot change what is inside him by changing what is outside."

"Moral suffering is the worst kind."

"To live is to experience loss and to find meaning in that loss"

"To ask oneself is the beginning of wisdom"

"All sorrows are bearable if there is bread."

"He is a fool who leaves his home, turns his back on his friends, and trusts himself to fortune."

"The pen and the sword, though apparently opposed, work together for the preservation of the state."

"Better a modest certainty than a grand hope."

"Silence is golden, but speech is silver."

"The wise man adjusts to the times; the fool tries to adjust the times to himself."

"There is no greatness without goodness."

"The pursuit of pleasure often leads to emptiness."

"A man's worth is determined by his actions, not his words."

"Regret is the companion of every life."

"It is a very common thing for those who are just entering the world to commit such errors."

"The more I see of the world, the more I am dissatisfied with it."

"Do not give way to useless alarm; though it is right to be prepared for the worst."

"What strange creatures we are!"