Wisdom Quotes

"To plant trees for shade you will never sit beneath is true wisdom."

"Nothing is harder to bear than a good example."

"In the darkness of despair, find the light of reason."

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

"To understand your enemy is to defeat him before battle begins."

"Compassion without strength is merely weakness dressed in virtue."

"To understand history is to understand the future."

"To forgive is to show weakness; to forget is to invite betrayal."

"Compassion is a luxury purchased with the blood of conquered enemies."

"It is not the man who has little who is poor, but he whose desires exceed his means."

"The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."

"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters, so that I can say 'this is mine to do or deal with.'"

"You are not harmed by being insulted; you are only harmed if you believe yourself to be insulted."

"Ambition means tying your well-being to what other people say or do."

"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."

"To the wise, all things are forgiven, because they understand the causes."

"Everything we see is a perspective, not the absolute truth."

"How much trouble he avoids who does not look at what his neighbor says or does."

"Take away your opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint."

"If you are pained by any external thing, it is not the thing itself that troubles you, but your judgment about it."

"It is not possible to walk the same path for long without knowing where it leads."

"Your mind is precious. Guard it with vigilance."

"A ruler must balance the sword with mercy, or lose the hearts of his people."

"A man who cannot admit his mistakes is destined to repeat them eternally."

"The greatest wisdom is knowing that we know far less than we believe."

"To unite disparate peoples, one must find the universal truths that bind all souls."

"The wisdom of ages is often hidden in the simplest of truths."

"Silence is the fortress of the wise; noise the playground of fools."

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

"The wise man builds his life on principles, not on fortune."