Wisdom Quotes

"Wisdom whispers; foolishness shouts."

"The madman is a dreamer awake."

"The greatest wealth is wisdom."

"An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it."

"The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to thinking with greater acuteness."

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

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

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future."

"The foundation of all virtue is the understanding of one's own nature and limitations."

"The greatest barrier to wisdom is the illusion that one already possesses it."

"Those who seek perfection in life will find only frustration; seek excellence instead."

"Wisdom without compassion is merely learned cruelty."

"The greatest respect is due to a man who has little, and asks for nothing."

"Rara avis in terris - A rare bird on earth."

"Retired obscurity is the best wisdom."

"Wisdom begins at the end."

"Man is a creature of habit."

"The wise man adapts himself to circumstances."

"Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue."

"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom."

"Know thyself."

"Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech."

"Folly is indeed painful."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties."

"Obstinacy in small matters is the ruin of great enterprises."

"The greatest wealth is wisdom, the greatest poverty is foolishness."

"All things are connected in the great tapestry of existence."

"The pursuit of wisdom requires us to question everything we believe."