Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
To meditate is to labour; to think is to act.
My mentors grow old and foolish. I am afraid.
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.
There is no teaching to compare with example.
You don't live forever, at least in this life.
He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
Think before you speak. Read before you think.
Will you love me in December as you do in May?
Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive.
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
When you make a choice, you change the future.
Wise men don't judge: they seek to understand.
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
It is easier to look wise than to talk wisely.
Wisdom may best arise from a humbling reality.
Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.
I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
Knowledge is power but only wisdom is liberty.
The past has no power over the present moment.
Any day alive in this world is a charmed life.
Wisdom. . .is knowing what you have to accept.
If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.
Suffering is not a prerequisite for happiness.
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.
No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.
Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
You have to know when to stop - that's wisdom.
Perfection doesn't exist... only good attempts.
The only way to learn is by changing your mind.
There is no happiness where there is no wisdom.
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.
It is not how old you are, but how you are old.
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Every man is a moon; he has a side no one sees.
We do not want to make Scout training too soft.
The wealth of mankind is the wisdom they leave.
The less you talk, the more you're listened to.
Fools laugh at others. Wisdom laughs at itself.
A great artist is a great man in a great child.
Sometimes, to be silent is to be most eloquent.
Clean your finger before you point at my spots.
So wise so young, they say, do never live long.