Wisdom Quotes

"The press multiplies not just information, but understanding and wisdom."

"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."

"Silence is the virtue of fools, yet wisdom often speaks through quiet contemplation."

"Custom is the greatest guide of human life."

"The more we know, the less sure we are."

"The soul's chief virtue is to resolve its doubts."

"The height of wisdom is to learn what to forget."

"Know yourself."

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."

"To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution."

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."

"It is not what one has that matters, but the choice of use to which it is put."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it."

"I wish my students would think for themselves rather than believe what I tell them."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"Seek wisdom, not because it will make you happy, but because it will make you whole."

"Silence is sometimes the greatest argument."

"The path to wisdom begins with the acknowledgment of one's ignorance."

"Every problem contains within it the seed of its own solution."

"The mind that questions is the mind that grows."

"The wise person does not fear the unknown, but approaches it with curiosity."

"Every question is an invitation to wisdom."

"The great virtues are often hidden within the seeming vices of the world."

"We should contemplate the intelligible realm, not merely the sensible."

"The pursuit of pleasure leads to spiritual degradation."

"To know oneself is to know the cosmos."

"The wise seek truth, not honor or wealth."

"The multitude errs; the sage discerns truth alone."