Quotes for Wisdom

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

Sophocles

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

Aristotle

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

William Shakespeare

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

Francis Bacon

With age comes common sense and wisdom.

Nas

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

Sophocles

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.

Morihei Ueshiba

In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.

Lucille Ball

A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own.

Latin proverb

Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

Dr. Seuss

We live in a culture that doesn't acknowledge or validate human intuition and doesn't encourage us to rely on our intuitive wisdom.

Shakti Gawain

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

William James

The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.

David Brainerd

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Confucius

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue.

William Hazlitt

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Dan Rather

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Henry Van Dyke

Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.

Samuel Smiles

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

Bertrand Russell

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

Plato