Wisdom Quotes

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

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"The answer to life, the universe and everything is 42."
Spike Milligan
"In a mad world, only the mad are sane."
Spike Milligan
B
"You can't control what people think about you, only what you do."
Bernie Mac
"The greatest wisdom is in knowing oneself."
Peter Sellers
"Understanding others begins with understanding yourself."
Peter Sellers
T
"Wisdom is knowing what you don't know"
Tony Hancock
T
"The only constant is change, and the wise embrace it"
Tony Hancock
F
"Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel too much."
Frankie Howerd
F
"The path to wisdom is paved with embarrassing mistakes well-told."
Frankie Howerd
R
"Life teaches you lessons, but you gotta be paying attention to learn 'em."
Redd Foxx
R
"You can't control what happens to you, but you can control how you react to it."
Ray Romano
R
"You realize as you get older that the things that seemed important at twenty don't matter at all at forty."
Ray Romano
R
"Children have a way of pointing out the obvious things that we've trained ourselves not to see."
Ray Romano
R
"I've learned that your parents are just people doing their best with the information they had."
Ray Romano
R
"I've noticed that the simplest observations are often the ones that resonate with the most people."
Ray Romano
R
"The older I get, the more I understand my parents' need to just sit quietly sometimes."
Ray Romano
R
"The thing about getting older is you finally understand what your parents were talking about."
Ray Romano
R
"I think the key to a good life is knowing what matters and doing that."
Ray Romano
T
"The world is full of absurdities, and the only response is to embrace them."
Terry Gilliam
T
"You must become the monster to understand the monster."
Terry Gilliam
E
"The answer is 42"
Eric Idle
E
"Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying"
Eric Idle
E
"Wisdom comes from experience and reflection"
Eric Idle
E
"Words are powerful tools use them wisely"
Eric Idle
E
"Listen more than you speak"
Eric Idle
E
"Embrace the chaos and find the pattern"
Eric Idle
T
"The universe doesn't care about your schedule, but it will wait for you to notice."
Tony Hancock
R
"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."
Redd Foxx
F
"I learned early on that taking yourself too seriously is a waste of time."
Frankie Howerd
F
"Every mistake is just a lesson in disguise."
Frankie Howerd