Wisdom Quotes

Emotional self-defense...Those who care so much, maybe too much, know that it takes wisdom and courage to sometimes say, “no” to others.

~ Steve Maraboli

Moderation is the key to old age and the doorway to boredom

~ Benny Bellamacina

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

~ Gautama Buddha

To each his own. A billion Buddhas. A billion streams of wisdom. All smiling in their anguish.

~ Aporva Kala

You are the authority and the gatekeeper of your own life.

~ Bryant Mcgill

until he who possesses sapience comes, the one with knowledge shall be the hero

~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

There is no better way to find out the true heart, honor, and professionalism of a person, than seeing how they handle themselves and others when facing a crisis, disaster or intense level of pressure.

~ Loren Weisman

Sometimes being given the elbow can turn out to be the best hand.

~ Benny Bellamacina

Frame everything and some of it will become art.

~ Benny Bellamacina

Yes, well, I'm not asking you to hide anything. Hiding won't help you. You can't very well hide from a pit, can you? You just need to avoid falling into it. - Brohan Madhrarigal

~ Gregory S. Close

I wish for you the wisdom to mind your own business.

~ Steve Maraboli

I shall always inspire many hearts in timeless moments.

~ Angelica Hopes

The important thing to remember is not to forget

~ Benny Bellamacina

Pearls are congealed oyster spit.

~ Margaret Atwood

To be joyous of heart is to hold an optimistic outlook, to see adversity as opportunity, to see failure as the starting point of success, to view our stubbed toes as the release of acupuncture points, to wake with a feeling of gratitude, and to sleep with a sustaining, unfaltering trust in the Universe of which we are a part. The person with a joyous heart is a treasure to be with, a wellspring of inspiration, and a fit companion. When we are joyous of heart, we hear a resonance in the songs of the birds, see resonance in the opening of a flower, and feel it in the pressure of a friend’s hand.

~ Wu Wei

I wish for you the wisdom to realize that forgiveness has nothing to do with an apology.

~ Steve Maraboli

When you are born into bondage you can't see the prison.

~ Bryant Mcgill

Every tree bears fruit in its sacred season.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Every falling leaf reminds me that I too will soon be separated from these trees. Trying to capture freedom is like trying to catch a falling leaf. Occasionally you may grab one out of the air and hold it in your hands, but now what?

~ Daniel J. Rice

we often fall not because, not knowing how to walk but not knowing which way to choose.

~ Tirumala

Where life ends, peace begins!

~ Debasish Mridha

Give a man a proverb,and he’ll muse for a moment.Teach a man to find the verb in every proverb,and he’ll walk in wisdom for a lifetime.

~ Cameron Semmens

My field was God’s earth. Wherever I ploughed, there was my field. Land was free. It was a thing no man called his own. Labor was the only thing men called their own.

~ Leo Tolstoy

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

~ Jean De La Fontaine

We aren't going to choose paths of wisdom if we don't trust the One who has marked out those paths for us. Fear of the Lord is trust in the Lord

~ Lydia Brownback

Brock sighed. “Alright then, Spunky. I was thinking about life, I guess.” Spunky grunted. “In other words, you were thinking about a woman.” “I didn't say that—” “No.” Spunky grinned knowingly. “But your face did.

~ Willowy Whisper

And once again, only the Small Things were said. The Big Things lurked unsaid inside.

~ Arundhati Roy

At some point in my early forties I realized that my primary goal in just about any verbal exchange is to lighten the mood.

~ Meghan Daum

The people who ask questions decide the quality of their conversation.

~ Vikrant Datta

Next time I will ...From now on I will ...- What makes me think I am wiser today than I will be tomorrow?

~ Hugh Prather

Lebanon: the country where everyone wants a piece while we want peace.

~ Sandra Chami Kassis

I don't.Don't what? She asked, somewhat puzzled.I don't know many things. The only thing I know is that I know nothing.

~ Grace Fiorre

If you read the novel in more than two weeks, you don't read the novel really

~ Philip Roth

You don't learn about war by sitting in libraries. Though if people spent more time in libraries, maybe there would be fewer wars.

~ Joanne Hall

Fairness is one of the most significant traits in wisdom, the fairer you are, the wiser you become.

~ Pearl Zhu

…what have you accumulated from the past—what are you in the process of accumulating that will be passed on, if not deliberately, then accidentally? Is this accumulation the best of what has been and the best of what is currently being written, sung, and created? Is it wise? And if not, what will be the next generation’s inheritance, your children’s legacy?

~ Rosalie De Rosset

Religion should be a basis for overcoming division, not for creating it.

~ Julia Suryakusuma

Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers.

~ Alfred

Sometimes, situation may be uncomfortable but must endure.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't hold on too long;to which does not belong, Don't shed a tear; for all the pain that's gone,Create a new;from the wisdom of the past, Open your heart wider, as storms do not last.

~ Nikki Rowe