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