Wisdom Quotes

"The market mechanism is not perfect, but it is far superior to its alternatives."

"The mistake of assuming that what benefits society as a whole can be designed is fundamental to all planning failures."

"He who is naturally intoxicated by his own vanity is insensible to the intoxication of wine."

"The best way to judge of a man is by his motives."

"Every man is the best judge of his own felicity."

"Selfishness is not the enemy; ignorant selfishness is the enemy."

"To understand men, we must understand their interests."

"Consistency is the ornament of wisdom."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes."

"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."

"Virtue is but enlightened self-interest."

"The senses are the true guides to reality."

"True wisdom lies in understanding our own nature."

"The path to wisdom is paved with failed beliefs."

"The human capacity for reason distinguishes us from all other creatures."

"Humility is the mark of true greatness and genuine wisdom."

"The path to wisdom is paved with admissions of ignorance."

"The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense"

"I will draw the curtain and show you the picture"

"As a man thinks, so he becomes"

"It is one thing to have knowledge of virtue, and another to conform the will to it"

"We ought to act in the world as it is, and not as we think it should be"

"It is the part of prudence to manage the misery we cannot avoid"

"Nothing is so apt to prevent us from following good counsel as pride"

"Common sense is the guide of life"

"Nothing can be strange or surprising if we consider the nature of things"

"We are blinded by prejudice"

"Virtue is its own reward"

"The path to wisdom is paved with questions"

"The legislator who ignores the nature of mankind in creating laws is a fool building upon sand."