The fool wonders, the wise man asks. Benjamin Disraeli
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. Jimi Hendrix Click to tweet
To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Lao Tzu
Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. Confucius
There is only a finger’s difference between a wise man and a fool. Diogenes
Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. Hermann Hesse
We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. Leo Tolstoy
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end. Leonard Nimoy Click to tweet
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Jean-Jacques Rousseau Click to tweet
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Kahlil Gibran
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Marcel Proust
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. Kahlil Gibran
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. David Elton Trueblood
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. Honore De Balzac
He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue. Mark Twain
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory? Martin Farquhar Tupper
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. Lao Tzu
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. Michel de Montaigne
Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait. Leo Tolstoy
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Will Rogers
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson Click to tweet
A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence. Pythagoras
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. Terry Pratchett
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates
Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery. Thomas Moore (This is one of my favorite wisdom quote. Leave a reply here and let me know what’s yours!)
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