Wisdom Quotes

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.

Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.

In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

The perceived wisdom is that people do not go in large numbers to black-and-white movies anymore - which is a great shame, but I'd love to make a black-and-white movie one day.

Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.

Beauty, the eternal Spouse of the Wisdom of God and Angel of his Presence thru' all creation.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.

Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

One part of wisdom is knowing what you don't need anymore and letting it go.

They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit.

Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness.

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.

Putting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.