Wisdom Quotes

"The wise learn many things from their enemies."

"Anger is a short madness."

"Any man can give up smoking. The real test is never to have started."

"A word once let loose can never be caught again."

"There is a measure in all things."

"The mediocre mind is concerned with form; the superior mind concerns itself with essence."

"Wisdom prepares us for the worst that may come."

"A heart without doubt is a heart without depth."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time."

"The seeds of a nation's decline are often sown in its moment of greatest triumph."

"Great deeds are remembered; great character is revered; but great wisdom guides both."

"Nations built on the foundation of conquest inevitably crumble into dust."

"Those who study the past are better equipped to navigate the future."

"The chronicler must be both observer and judge, yet never lose sight of humility."

"Those who seek immortality through conquest will be forgotten; those who seek it through wisdom will endure."

"Those who ignore the lessons of history are condemned to become history's fools."

"Those who seek the truth in history must be prepared to abandon their preconceptions."

"The chronicler must walk a narrow path between truth and compassion, favoring neither."

"Those who wish to appear wise among fools are themselves foolish."

"To know oneself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The source of all wisdom is the admission of ignorance."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposite ideas."

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the nature of the foolish to be made slaves by them."

"A promise made in haste is a debt paid in regret."

"The greatest victories are often those won without bloodshed."

"The masses are easily swayed by spectacle and flattery."

"The greatest wisdom is knowing the limits of one's own knowledge."

"The mind is the true seat of power, not the body."

"Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to remain silent."