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 Master's heart is open to all things; his mind remains unmoved."
Lao Tzu
"Speak only if it improves upon silence."
Lao Tzu
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"The greatest danger lies in underestimating the power of positive thinking."
Alfred Adler
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"Our greatest weaknesses often hide our greatest potentials."
Alfred Adler
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"Perfection does not exist; therefore it is a waste of energy to seek it."
Alfred Adler
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"The superior person is willing to admit when they are wrong."
Alfred Adler
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"We are all born with the capacity for greatness."
Alfred Adler
A
"True wisdom is knowing the limits of our knowledge."
Alfred Adler
J
"A person is smart. People are dumb."
Jimmy Breslin
J
"Every person has value."
Jimmy Breslin
M
"Most people are stupid. They're not doing much thinking."
Mike Royko
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"Wisdom comes from making mistakes and learning from them."
Mike Royko
R
"Bark when it makes sense to bark. Bite when it makes sense to bite. Wag your tail at every opportunity."
Russell Baker
R
"We spend our youth learning how to live, and our old age teaching others."
Russell Baker
R
"Nothing is as easy as it looks from a distance."
Russell Baker
R
"To observe humans is to understand that we are creatures of habit and comfort."
Russell Baker
R
"The great secret of success is learning from the mistakes of others."
Russell Baker
R
"The test of maturity is not how much you know, but how much you've learned to let go of."
Russell Baker
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"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do."
Ann Landers
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"Giving advice is easier than following it."
Ann Landers
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"A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optimist sees it as half full. A realist just drinks the water."
Ann Landers
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"Don't confuse having a short memory with having a good memory."
Ann Landers
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"Maturity is the ability to accept criticism without losing your temper."
Ann Landers
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"Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that."
Ann Landers
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"Don't think, but look!"
Ludwig Wittgenstein
L
"The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
L
"Whereof we cannot speak, we must pass over in silence."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
L
"A simpler solution requires a simpler mind."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
L
"The solution of the problem of life is seen in the vanishing of the problem."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
L
"That whereof we cannot speak must we pass over in silence."
Ludwig Wittgenstein