Wisdom Quotes
Laughing is just another way of showing people your wise.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings You will never understand who you are until you understand who God is.
Billy GrahamBilly Graham Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
DemocritusDemocritus It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
Stephen CoveyStephen Covey It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies.
HomerHomer Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.
John MiltonJohn Milton Instead of seeking new landscapes, develop new eyes.
Marcel ProustMarcel Proust The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
Jean CocteauJean Cocteau She said, ‘I’m so afraid.’ And I said, ‘why?,’ and she said, ‘Because I’m so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.’ I asked her why and she said, ‘They only let you be this happy if they’re preparing to take something from you.
Khaled HosseiniKhaled Hosseini The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
William BlakeWilliam Blake Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.
John DonneJohn Donne Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
PythagorasPythagoras Trust in my wisdom. I do not make mistakes. Love my uncertainty for it is not a mistake. It is my intent and will. Remember – nothing happens without my will. Be still. Do not ask to understand. Do not want to understand.
Sathya Sai BabaSathya Sai Baba As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn’t in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.
Willie NelsonWillie Nelson Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson