Wisdom Quotes

"I am not mad; I am only differently sane."

"Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match."

"I have learned that power without wisdom is tyranny."

"Wisdom whispers while folly shouts."

"A man must choose between his ambitions and his principles."

"Knowledge of the self is the beginning of wisdom."

"Wisdom comes not from learning, but from understanding."

"The wise man listens more than he speaks."

"The greatest wealth is wisdom."

"Wisdom is knowing what you know and what you do not know."

"A man who does not know how to dissemble knows not how to rule."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"The mind is everything; what you think, you become."

"The measure of a person is not in their achievements, but in their character."

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

"Moderation in all things, even in virtue itself."

"I have often regretted my speech, never my silence."

"The mind is everything; what you think, you become."

"To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy."

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."

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

"True strength lies in the acceptance of what you cannot change and the courage to change what you can."

"The mind of a man is like a fortress that must be carefully guarded."

"Beware of those who claim to have all the answers; wisdom lies in knowing what you do not know."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas and still function."

"The mark of a civilized man is his willingness to listen to another's point of view."

"The greatest battles are not fought with swords but with silence and patience."

"To rule effectively, one must understand the hearts of those they command."

"I did not fear Rome; I understood it, and that made all the difference."

"The Nile nurtured Egypt, but intellect nurtured my reign."