Wisdom Quotes
The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.
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"Never go with your gut. Guts are stupid."Tracy Jordan
"Wisdom comes from experience and reflection."Tracy Jordan
"Planning is important. Without a plan, you're just wandering around hoping things work out."Ben Wyatt
"The best advice I ever got was to just be myself."Ben Wyatt
"I've made mistakes, but I've tried to learn from them."Ben Wyatt
"Wisdom is accumulated knowledge filtered through ruthless pragmatism."Jack Donaghy
"Swanson's Law: Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing."Tom Haverford
"I've learned that you can't control other people. You can only control yourself."Tom Haverford
"Nailing on the wall does not make me a carpenter."Andy Bernard
"Wisdom comes from experience and reflection."Andy Bernard
"Wisdom is knowing what matters and what doesn't."Andy Bernard
"Sometimes the world seems against you, but that's not true. The world is neutral. Most days."Liz Lemon
"I should probably get therapy."Liz Lemon
"I need to make better life choices."Liz Lemon
"You can't protect people from themselves."Liz Lemon
"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."Liz Lemon
"Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing."Leslie Knope
"Life is a journey, not a destination."Leslie Knope
"Death is a natural part of life."Leslie Knope
"A person who buys pre-shredded cheese is not a person."Ron Swanson
"Everything is a conspiracy. I once got a fortune cookie with no fortune in it."Ron Swanson
"Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do not do that thing."Ron Swanson
"I respect anyone who eats only what they kill."Ron Swanson
"If you want to make an enemy, try to do someone a favor."Ron Swanson
"I like the color black because it's the darkest color."Ron Swanson
"If you want nothing, you will have everything."Ron Swanson
"A man should never trust a bartender who doesn't drink."Ron Swanson
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Don't teach a man to fish, he'll bother you less."Ron Swanson
"The most important skill is the ability to listen to others."Ann Perkins
"Real wealth is having meaningful relationships and good health."Ann Perkins