Wisdom Quotes

The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.

64329 quotes

C
"Wisdom whispers; ambition shouts."
Cincinnatus
C
"In service, we discover who we truly are."
Cincinnatus
C
"In the end, only virtue endures."
Cincinnatus
C
"A nation built on virtue will endure; one built on ambition will fall."
Cincinnatus
C
"To know thyself is to govern justly."
Cincinnatus
P
"Men forget their defeats more readily than their victories, yet the defeats teach more."
Pompey
P
"To understand your enemy is the first step toward defeating yourself."
Pompey
P
"The cost of victory is sometimes higher than the value of the prize."
Pompey
P
"A wise man knows that every victory contains the seeds of future conflict."
Pompey
P
"The pursuit of revenge poisons the pursuer before it touches the pursued."
Pompey
P
"The man who never changes his mind has never truly thought."
Pompey
P
"Those who seek power without purpose are merely powerful fools."
Pompey
P
"The greatest victories are often won through negotiation, not battle."
Pompey
P
"Those who speak constantly rarely have anything worth saying."
Pompey
P
"To doubt is to think; to think is to grow; to grow is to change."
Pompey
H
"Silence is the refuge of the wise."
Hannibal
H
"To understand your enemy, you must become your enemy."
Hannibal
H
"True strength lies in knowing the limits of your power."
Hannibal
H
"The wisest general wins without firing a shot."
Hannibal
H
"Wisdom whispers; fools shout."
Hannibal
S
"Measure twice, cut once."
Solon
S
"The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts."
Solon
S
"Do not speak of things you do not understand."
Solon
S
"The wise learn from the mistakes of others."
Solon
S
"The wise speak little and listen much."
Solon
L
"The greatest wealth is wisdom."
Lycurgus
L
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Lycurgus
L
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Lycurgus
L
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
Lycurgus
L
"Wisdom comes with age, but never so willingly as it should."
Lycurgus