Quotes for Wisdom

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.

Wilhelm von Humboldt

If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit.

Charles Stanley

No man was ever wise by chance.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

It isn't right to judge strength as better than good wisdom.

Xenophanes

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates

The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness.

Jean Cocteau

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

Marcus Aurelius

Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm.

Pope Paul VI

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

Euripides

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.

John Steinbeck

It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Perspective is worth 80 IQ points.

Alan Kay

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

Richard M. Nixon

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.

Robert H. Schuller

Time is the wisest counsellor of all.

Pericles

In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

Janet Jackson

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

Myrtle Reed

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Socrates

Silence is a fence around wisdom.

German proverb

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

Thomas Paine