Wisdom Quotes

"I have three rules for living: Be honest in all things, live for your truth, and don't apologize for being you."

"Youth is wasted on the young; I'm making better use of it at my age."

"I've learned more from my mistakes than from my successes."

"A woman of a certain age knows exactly what she wants—and how to get it."

"Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs that somebody else hits."

"I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do."

"I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at you if you did not look at them."

"Being true to yourself is the beginning of all philosophy."

"Timing is everything in comedy, and timing is everything in life."

"Trust your instincts; they're usually right."

"I never took myself too seriously, which is why people took me seriously."

"I learned that money is not the most important thing."

"The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so."

"The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after 48, he knows too little."

"Before a man speaks, it is always safe to assume that he is a fool; after he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it."

"Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to."

"Temper is what gets you into trouble. Pride is what keeps you there."

"Troubles are only opportunities in work clothes."

"When you're young, you think the world revolves around you. When you're old, you discover it always did."

"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people."

"Childhood is the only time in a man's life when he is apt to be reasonable."

"Never give a sucker an even break."

"You can't fool an old dog with new tricks, but you can try."

"The world is divided by people who think they understand the world and those who don't."

"The man who is always right is always wrong."

"The secret of a long life is knowing when to quit."

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink"

"Every problem has a solution if we look hard enough"

"Wisdom comes with age and experience"

"The goal of distress tolerance skills is to survive crises and stay alive, not to solve problems."