Wisdom - Quotes & Sayings
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo EmersonWhat happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.
Ellen GlasgowDiscipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Jim RohnIt's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Henry David ThoreauDon't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
Bob MarleyA good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
Nelson MandelaWhen it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
ConfuciusJust as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
BuddhaAlways keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.
Phil JacksonSilence is true wisdom's best reply.
EuripidesPatience is the companion of wisdom.
Saint AugustineWisdom begins in wonder.
SocratesWhatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
John WoodenI have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Lao TzuThe more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
Walt DisneyIt's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.
Elizabeth KennyGenius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Thomas A. EdisonEven if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Will RogersBeing entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Sigmund FreudObstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry FordIt's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
EpictetusHonesty is the best policy.
Benjamin FranklinOne's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
Eleanor RooseveltAlways seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
Og MandinoO, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!
Walter ScottThe young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
Lao TzuThe way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNever interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon BonaparteDemocracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
H. L. MenckenWhat makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.
Christopher ReeveThe philosophy of life is this: Life is not a struggle, not a tension... Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence.
Maharishi Mahesh YogiIf you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
Nelson MandelaA long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
Thomas PaineA man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
John C. MaxwellEverything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.
Rabindranath TagoreIf you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
Lewis CarrollPeople don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
Anton ChekhovThe truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.
Ayn RandIf you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Michael JordanThere are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
Benjamin FranklinThe truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Napoleon BonaparteSilence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Francis BaconSet your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.
Omar N. BradleyHe is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
Jim ElliotBe as you wish to seem.
SocratesCommitment is an act, not a word.
Jean-Paul SartreA wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
MoliereI'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
Lucille BallSpectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.
Robert H. Schuller