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Best Wisdom Quotes
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln
The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up. John C. Maxwell
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Soren Kierkegaard
What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds. Wayne Dyer
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. Lou Holtz
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. Scott Hamilton
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
There is more to life than increasing its speed. Mahatma Gandhi
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. Dalai Lama
There are three constants in life change, choice and principles. Stephen Covey
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others? Martin Luther King, Jr.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Lao Tzu
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. Albert Einstein
When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor. Eleanor Roosevelt
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. Voltaire
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. Maya Angelou
Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life. John F. Kennedy
There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Mandela
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Jim Rohn
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become. C. S. Lewis
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. Henry Ford
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas A. Edison
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward. Amelia Earhart
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. Paulo Coelho
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. Thomas Jefferson
The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. Vince Lombardi
Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life. Brian Tracy
Today is life the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. Dale Carnegie
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you. Tony Robbins
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner. Les Brown
Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. Aristotle
Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive. Elbert Hubbard
Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent. Billy Graham
Each person must live their life as a model for others. Rosa Parks
My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose somehow we win out. Ronald Reagan
Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce. Vivian Komori
Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair. Rick Warren
Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. Matt Cameron
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Patience is the companion of wisdom. Saint Augustine
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson
Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future. Dale Turner
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James
Cleverness is not wisdom. Euripides
Wise men make more opportunities than they find. Francis Bacon
The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue. Ivan Panin
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure they can be turned into wisdom. Cat Cora
True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people. Kiana Tom
Wisdom outweighs any wealth. Sophocles
Wisdom begins at the end. Daniel Webster
He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty. Mary Wilson Little
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope. Alexandre Dumas
The difference between a wise and foolish man is this the former sees much, thinks much, and speaks little; but the latter speaks more than he either sees or thinks. William Scott Downey
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. Thomas J. Watson
Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non conceptual intelligence within you. Let stillness direct your words and actions. Eckhart Tolle
Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences. Plato
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. Alfred Lord Tennyson
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. Elbert Hubbard
Nine tenths of wisdom is being wise in time. Theodore Roosevelt
In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by. Lucille Ball
Discipline is wisdom and vice versa. M. Scott Peck
When you’re used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more. Mayim Bialik
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. Herman Hesse
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. Henry David Thoreau
Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. William Wordsworth
In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. Ansel Adams
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. Francis Bacon
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one’s being. Orison Swett Marden
Wisdom comes alone through suffering. Aeschylus
Man’s wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy. William Temple
Wisdom is knowing when you can’t be wise. Paul Engle
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Much wisdom often goes with fewest words. Sophocles
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun. Franz Grillparzer
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness. Sophocles
There’s a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It’s impossible to be mature without having lived. Amy Grant
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Immanuel Kant
We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Robert E. Lee
Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values. Sidney Hook
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom. Euripides
Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary. Octavio Paz
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them. Epictetus
Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do. Charles Stanley
Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom. Walter Benjamin
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. Zhuangzi
I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom. Nina Totenberg
With age comes common sense and wisdom. Nas
Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Wisdom begins in wonder. Socrates
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. Aesop
Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. Samuel Smiles
If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise. William Butler Yeats
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. Plutarch
Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death. Peter Conrad
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Charles Dickens
There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. Francis Bacon
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Jean Jacques Rousseau
Remembering is painful, it’s difficult, but it can be inspiring and it can give wisdom. Paul Greengrass
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way. Sophocles
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences. Norman Cousins
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. Moliere
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Wilson Mizner
I think it’s nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It’s a fair exchange. Cherie Lunghi
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Socrates
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination. Napoleon Bonaparte
Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions. Yoko Ono
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. Benjamin Franklin
There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart. Charles Dickens
Wisdom sails with wind and time. John Florio
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. Brian O’Driscoll
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Khalil Gibran
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. Jimi Hendrix
Be happy. It’s one way of being wise. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability. Plautus
Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself. Oprah Winfrey
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. George Bernard Shaw
To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. Marilyn vos Savant
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. Lao Tzu
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates
Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self actualization. Bo Bennett
The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. Reinhold Niebuhr
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. Aeschylus
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. Buddha
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. William Blake
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. Epicurus
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance. Saadi
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. Confucius
Hatred is corrosive of a person’s wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation’s spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society’s tolerance and humanity, and block a nation’s progress to freedom and democracy. Liu Xiaobo
Cunning is but the low mimic of wisdom. Plato
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr
Silence is true wisdom’s best reply. Euripides
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I am choosing to walk through them. Barriers, blocks, obstacles, and problems are personal teachers giving me the opportunity to move out of the past and into the Totality of Possibilities. Louise L. Hay
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. Publilius Syrus
Who is wise in love, love most, say least. Alfred Lord Tennyson
This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly. Samuel Johnson
We respect our elders. There is wisdom that comes from experience, and I am not going to stop learning from wise counsel. Marcia Fudge
Lord, bless me with the ability to achieve all that I can, and the wisdom to realize it doesn’t all have to be by tomorrow! William Eardley IV
Memory is the mother of all wisdom. Aeschylus
No man was ever wise by chance. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wisdom is found only in truth. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can’t practice to attain wisdom. Herbie Hancock
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Isaac D’Israeli
If I don’t have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance. Leo Buscaglia
Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. Samuel Smiles
Strength and wisdom are not opposing values. William J. Clinton
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. Thomas Jefferson
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not. Laurence Sterne
We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice. Arthur Helps
