Wisdom Quotes

Perhaps my greatest wisdom is the knowledge that I do not know.

One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?

I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.

Be wise as a serpent and wary as a dove!

Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen.

Die Welt ist von Narren geschaffen, damit Weise in ihr Leben.

Wisdom must yield to superstition's rules, Who arms with bigot zeal the hand of fools.

The knowing ones must have pity on the ignorant.One who knows is willing to give up his body even for an ant, because he knows that the body is nothing.

Human nature is all alike.

Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.

That’s going to be your trouble — judgment about yourself.(Tender is the Night)

Wenn man noch nicht das Leben kennt, wie sollte man den Tod kennen.

Wenn man noch nicht den Menschen dienen kann, wie sollte man den Geistern dienen können?

Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.

A proof once established is better left so.

In science, mistakes always precede the truth.

…one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the other half…

[T]he wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile.

Ohne Gedankenfreiheit gibt es keine Weisheit. Und ohne Redefreiheit keine öffentliche Freiheit.

If you're sad, add more lipstick and attack!

And because Eddie knew that was only the truth, he said nothing.

Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it.

Biti dobro upućen u stvari znači lišiti druge mogućnosti da udovolje svojoj taštini, što će pametan čovek uvek nastojati da izbegne.

El sabio puede cambiar de opinión. El necio, nunca.

Başkalarının işine burnunu sokmamak insanın sahip olabileceği bilgeliğin yüzde seksenidir... kalan yüzde yirmi de pek önemli değildir zaten.

Bir kaplanın sırtında yolculuk etmenin en önemli kuralı, kulaklarını asla bırakmamaktır.

...[R]eal wisdom is the property of God, and... human wisdom has little or no value.

If you are someone who dislikes, condemns and rejects new ideas, you aren’t fit to lead.

I think the essence of wisdom is emancipation, as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and now.

When a man tells you he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in inferring he is an inexact man.

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.

What we can change is our perceptions, which have the effect of changing everything.

Place yourself in the middle of the stream of power and wisdom which animates all whom it floats, and you are without effort impelled to truth, to right and a perfect contentment.

Modest doubt is call'd the beacon of the wise.

In pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In pursuit of wisdom, every day something is dropped.

A world in the hand is worth two in the bush.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

No God, no messiah, no prophet can grant your wishes – it is only through your own efforts that you can make your wishes come true – it is only you who can grant your own wishes.

Stop being the sheep and become the lion my friend!

With the rise of self- awareness, all separatisms cease to exist - all delusions cease to exist.

The Human Self is the only friend and savior to all humanity.

There is no God in Buddha’s teachings. There is no religious ritual in Buddha’s teachings. All that there is, is simple “Karma” or “Work” – that is the “Dhamma” or “Duty” or “Religion” he preached.

We are gaining the knowledge science is giving us that. Now we need wisdom as well.

A library implies an act of faith which generations, still in darkness hid, sign in their night in witness of the

Positive words can bend your world in your favor.

Self- reliance is the greatest of all virtues my friend.

Only you can save yourself.

There is an underlying unity in all things

We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.

Love was never meant to be contained solely in our hearts, just as life in a seed was always meant to break through into the world and become beauty to be shared.