Wisdom Quotes
Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.
Joseph ConradJoseph Conrad Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.
Sonia SotomayorSonia Sotomayor Who acts, shall endure. So speaks the voice of the age-old wisdom.
AeschylusAeschylus But all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.
Cesare PaveseCesare Pavese Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard Silence is not silent. Silence speaks. It speaks most eloquently. Silence is not still. Silence leads. It leads most perfectly.
Sri ChinmoySri Chinmoy Laughing is just another way of showing people your wise.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
SaadiSaadi You will never understand who you are until you understand who God is.
Billy GrahamBilly Graham It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
Stephen CoveyStephen Covey Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
George OrwellGeorge Orwell Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
SophoclesSophocles Instead of seeking new landscapes, develop new eyes.
Marcel ProustMarcel Proust It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
EpictetusEpictetus Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies.
HomerHomer