Wisdom about “Wisdom”
Timeless knowledge and understanding
“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.”
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.”
“The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.”
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
“An unexamined life is not worth living.”
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.”
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”
“It's fine to celebrate success but it's more important to heed the lessons of failure.”
“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.”
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
“What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.”
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
“Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No. 1.”
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”