Wisdom Quotes
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
One must know oneself, if this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.
Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.
Every man is a master in his own calling.
Much wisdom often goes with the fewest words.
The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.
There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.
There is no shame in not knowing the shame lies in not finding out.
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
If the past may be no rule for the future, all experience becomes useless and can give rise to no inference or conclusion.
A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
We can learn even from our enemies.
What one learns while young, one masters when old.
Glorious defeats often have a greater emotional effect than muddy victories.
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
Is the glass half full, or half empty?
It depends on whether you're pouring, or drinking.
The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.
What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
