Wisdom Quotes

"Moderation in all things, including moderation itself."

"A fool speaks when he should listen; a wise man listens when he should speak."

"To err is human; to persist in error is the mark of a knave."

"All human wisdom is contained in these two words: Wait and Hope."

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

"Forgive me, Hester, if thy sin has taught me something."

"The deepest truths are often whispered, never shouted"

"It is a bad beginning that bodes a bad ending."

"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea."

"The man who commits a sin is not lost; the man who glories in it is."

"The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but a deed may be done only for God."

"Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced."

"The best means of dealing with the outer world is to deal with the inner world"

"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"

"To thine own self be true."

"He understood that he had been living without understanding."

"To understand others, we must first understand ourselves."

"Regret is a heavier burden than any hardship."

"Action without thought leads to ruin."

"The moment of consciousness is worth a lifetime of unconsciousness."

"The soul seeks not happiness, but truth and meaning."

"The greatest wealth is in the hearts of men."

"All this fuss about books and learning, when the true wisdom lies in the doing of deeds."

"A man's worth is measured not by his possessions but by his actions."

"Grace comes not from birth but from the nobility of one's deeds."

"A man who knows himself is richer than a king who knows not his own heart."

"Poverty is not a vice."

"Pride precedes a fall."

"Humility is the beginning of wisdom."

"The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness."