Wisdom
Quotes
It's
a Dangerous Business
“The
unexamined life is not worth living.”
― Socrates
“Turn
your wounds into wisdom.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“The
simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see
them.”
―
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
“There
are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and
the anger of a gentle man.”
―
Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man’s Fear
“It's
a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and
if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off
to.”
―
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
“Angry
people are not always wise.”
―
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“Yesterday
I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am
changing myself.”
―
Rumi
“By
three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the
bitterest.”
―
Confucious
“You
do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think
is not important. It is only important what you do.”
―
Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls
“It
is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”
―
Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata
“Let
no man pull you so low as to hate him.”
―
Martin Luther King Jr., A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons
of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
“God
will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.”
―
Elbert Hubbard
“I
know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will
be fought with sticks and stones.”
―
Albert Einstein
“Knowing
others is intelligence;
knowing
yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering
others is strength;
mastering
yourself is true power.”
―
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“The
man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his
friends.”
―
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Learn
to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that
helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Follow
your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Trees
are poems the earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into
paper,
That
we may record our emptiness.”
―
Kahlil Gibran
“The
measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
―
Albert Einstein
“It
is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”
―
Albert Einstein
