Wisdom Quotes

"Bad men excuse their faults; good men leave them."

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

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

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

"Wise men learn from the mistakes of others; fools by their own"

"Better to do nothing than to do harm"

"The secret to a long life is to know when to keep silent"

"Speak little, listen much, and observe everything"

"To know what you know and what you do not know is true knowledge"

"The quietest people are often the wisest"

"He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich."

"Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues."

"Wisdom comes from within; knowledge comes from without."

"He who understands the nature of things is truly wise."

"He who seeks perfection will find only frustration."

"To understand all is to forgive all."

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."

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

"The principal challenge of this era is balancing our future."

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

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."

"The mark of a mature person is the ability to be moved by ideas."

"The empire crumbles not from external force, but from internal discord."

"The measure of a man is not his wealth, but his wisdom."

"The wisest leaders know when to listen more than they speak."

"The greatest victories are often won without drawing a sword."

"Ambition without wisdom is a path to destruction."

"A wise man adapts; a fool insists on his ways."

"In darkness, we learn the value of light."

"A wise man learns from the mistakes of others."