Wisedom Quotes

When you’ve tried everything and failed, try everything else and succeed

~ Benny Bellamacina

I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.

~ Jonathan Safran Foer

Passion often makes fools of the wisest men and gives the silliest wisdom.

~ François De La Rochefoucauld

If you don learn from others then others will learn from you.

~ Hamzat Haruna Ribah

And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion.

~ Khaled Hosseini

No doubt your sword is indeed a beautiful thing. It is a tribute to whoever forged it in bygone ages. There are very few such swords as this one left in the world, but remember, it is only a sword, Matthias! It contains no secret spell, nor holds within its blade any magical power. This sword is made for only one purpose, to kill. It will only be as good or evil as the one who wields it. I know that you intend to use it only for the good of your Abbey, Matthias; do so, but never allow yourself to be tempted into using it in a careless or idle way. It would inevitably cost you your life, or that of your dear ones. Martin the Warrior used the sword only for right and good. This is why it has become a symbol of power to Redwall. Knowledge is gained through wisdom, my friend. Use the sword wisely.

~ Brian Jacques

Don't Raise your Anger into a War, Raise it into a Plan

~ Noormohammad Bhuayan

Follow your feelings. If it feels right, move forward. If it doesn't feel right, don't do it.

~ Oprah Winfrey

be at your best when things are at their worst.

~ Elhachemi Sabi

The sooner growing older is stripped of reflexive dread, the better equipped we are to benefit from the countless ways in which it can enrich us.

~ Ashton Applewhite

You might consider how to escape from a cage must surely require, foremost, awareness of the fact of the cage.

~ David Foster Wallace