Top 100 Wisdom Quotes

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We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.

2

The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue.

3

The profound thinker always suspects that he is superficial.

4

Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved.

5

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

6

The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.

7

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

8

The inscrutable wisdom through which we exist is not less worthy of veneration in respect to what it denies us than in respect to what it has granted.

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found ...9

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.

10

Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting - in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard - reaching for the highest that is in us - becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

11

Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.

12

Only fools think they're wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can.

13

If we judge others, it is because we are judging something in ourselves of which we are unaware.

14

True and lasting solution to correct ills can be found only by inner, collective transformation of human beings.

15

When you make yourself into zero, your power becomes invincible.

16

To truly find God, truth needs to be found independently from the opinions of others. The truth has to be found in our hearts.

17

He will have to learn, I know, that all people are not just- that all men and women are not true. Teach him that for every scoundrel there is a hero that for every enemy there is a friend. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest people to lick.

18

To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.

19

Many times I heard Imam Ahmad saying (when asked to give his opinion) on controversial scholarly issues 'I do not know.'

20

Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.

21

The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him. If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.

22

My dear, In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that… In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back. Truly yours, Albert Camus

23

The timid civilized world has found nothing with which to oppose the onslaught of a sudden revival of barefaced barbarity, other than concessions and smiles.

24

When you can look forward, and the road is clear ahead, and now you are going to create something - that's as happy as I'd want to be.

25

Had there not been five bad qualities, all the people would have been righteous. Contentment with ignorance; love for worldly life; miserliness inspite of much wealth; ostentation in (good) deeds; and pride in their own intelligence.

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Those who Know they do not Know that to Know is to Know what they do not Know!

27

EPIGRAM, n. A short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterize by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom.

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I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

29

When a king begins to act like a king, it is not long before someone else is king! Serving is a way we can place value on one another. A wise man is a server.

30

Intuition is the wisdom formed by feeling and instinct - a gift of knowing without reasoning... Belief is ignited by hope and supported by facts and evidence - it builds alignment and creates confidence. Belief is what sets energy in motion and creates the success that breeds more success.

31

Mainstream media tend to just mouth the conventional wisdom, to see everything through the filter of right and left.

32

Property should be in a general sense common, but as a general rule private... In well-ordered states, although every man has his own property, some things he will place at the disposal of his friends, while of others he shares the use of them.

33

There are few who would need advisers, if they were only accustomed to appeal to themselves in their calmest, holiest moments. If, when embarrassed with doubt as to any course of action, they would turn aside from the immediate tumult of the world, and from the vain speaking of those who "darken counsel by words without knowledge;" and would then commune with their hearts alone, at night, the heavens their silent counsellors, they would act not always in accordance with the wise men of this world, but with that wisdom which bringeth peace.

34

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

35

As long as I have you there is just one other thing I'll always need - tremendous self control.

36

We must change boys from a 'what can I get' to a 'what can I give' attitude.

37

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

38

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

39

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

40

A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours.

41

Moderation in all things - including moderation.

42

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs, of his neighbor.

43

He's a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.

44

When you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views.

45

None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.

46

Love me, love my dog.

47

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.

48

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind. This mind has no form or characteristics, no cause or effect, no tendons or bones. It's like space. You can't hold it. It's not the mind of materialists or nihilists. If you don't see your own miraculously aware nature, you'll never find a Buddha, even if you break your body into atoms.

49

This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say.

50

You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in in harmony with your dominant thoughts.

51

The mind is like a fertile garden in which anything that is planted, flowers or weeds, will grow.

52

You cannot go on 'explaining away' for ever: you will find that you have explained explanation itself away. You cannot go on 'seeing through' things for ever. The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it.

53

Who will take medicine unless he knows he is in the grip of disease?

54

Now is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It won't last forever. We must take it or leave it.

55

It is in their 'good' characters that novelists make, unawares, the most shocking self- revelations.

56

It still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous.

57

Other than heaven, the only place where one's heart is completely safe from the dangers of love is hell.

58

If one is only to talk from first-hand experience, conversation would be a very poor business.

59

Your life is a sacred journey. It is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous challenges at every step along the way. You are on the path... exactly where you are meant to be right now... And from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph, of healing, of courage, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, and of love.

60

A liberal is a man who is willing to spend somebody else's money.

61

There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life

62

Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.

63

He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.

64

The power of a king lies in his mighty arms; that of a brahmana in his spiritual knowledge; and that of a woman in her beauty youth and sweet words.

65

What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?

66

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

67

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.

68

The courage to speak must be matched by the wisdom to listen.

69

Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view.

70

Good listeners believe they can learn something from everyone.

71

If we are indeed contending for truth and righteousness, let us not tarry till we have talent, or wealth, or any other form of visible power at our disposal; but with such stones as we find in the brook, and with our own usual sling, let us run to meet the enemy.

72

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.

73

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

74

You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.

75

There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action.

76

Anyone afraid of what he thinks television does to the world is probably just afraid of the world.

77

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

78

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

79

There are no ordinary moments.

80

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines the virtues necessary for the support of the social system, and encourages propensities destructive to its happiness. It wars against industry, frugality, and economy, and it fosters the evil spirits of extravagance and speculation.

81

SAT tests are designed by huge panels of experts in education and psychology who work for years to design tests in which not one single question measures any bit of knowledge that anyone might actually need in the real world. We should applaud kids for getting lower scores.

82

Cleverness without wisdom: the most destructive force on Earth.

83

Labour, like all other things which are purchased and sold... has its natural and its market price.

84

Be sure you are right, then go ahead.

85

We must begin looking at each other as brothers and sisters...and not walking brochures. We must see each other's strengths and encourage those strengths....We must see each others weaknesses and be patient with those weaknesses... sometimes even look beyond what we see as "weaknesses" and move on with compassion and love and respect. That takes true faith.

86

Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.

87

Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.

88

You can't know it all. No matter how smart you are, no matter how comprehensive your education, no matter how wide ranging your experience, there is simply no way to acquire all the wisdom you need to make your business thrive.

89

... laughter is lovelier than tears in bed.

90

Thinking is only a small aspect of consciousness. Thought cannot exist without consciousness, but consciousness does not need thought

91

The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom.

92

There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.

93

The strong and virtuous admit no destiny.

94

Wisdom may be perennial, but to see its relevance we must see it lived out.

95

Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says: it can't be done.

96

One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.

97

No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.

98

No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.

99

It is a mistake to think you cant be hurt if you don't care

100

I am convinced of the validity of contradiction. There are many worlds. Each is true, at its time, in its own fashion

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