Wisdom Quotes

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

Confucius

"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge."

Confucius

"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."

Confucius

"The cautious seldom err."

Confucius

"Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."

"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature."

"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."

"Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use."

Thomas J. Watson

"Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself."

Dōgen

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."

Shunryu Suzuki

"Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows."

Nisargadatta Maharaj

"Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world."

Ramana Maharshi

"You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul."

"Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

"To speak so that others understand easily, and to grasp the subtle meaning in others' words – this is wisdom."

Thiruvalluvar

"The wise foresee what is to come; the unwise cannot."

Thiruvalluvar

"No calamity can overwhelm the wise who guard against it in advance."

Thiruvalluvar

"I went searching for the bad, but found none; when I looked into my own heart, I found no one worse than me."

Kabir

"Seeing the big, do not discard the small; where a needle is needed, what can a sword do?"

Rahim

"Every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn of him."

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please."

Mark Twain

"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."

Mark Twain