Wise Quotes – Sayings About Wisdom

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“When you know better you do better.”
– Maya Angelou

“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”
– Maya Angelou

“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.”
– Moliere

“Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.”
– Napoleon Hill

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.”
– Oscar Wilde

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
– Oscar Wilde

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
– Patrick Rothfuss

“The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.”
– Paulo Coelho

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
– Paulo Coelho

“Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It’s unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don’t have to try.”
– Peggy Noonan

“It’s not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something we all share.”
– Pema Chodron

“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.”
– Pema Chodron

“It’s helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing.”
– Pema Chodron

“Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.”
– Pema Chodron

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”
– Plato

“A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.”
– Plato

“He was a wise man who invented beer.”
– Plato

“From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.”
– Publilius Syrus

“Praising Yourself is not a good Habit.”
– Rajan Singh Patialvi

“Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.”
– Rick Riordan

“A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.”
– Roy H. Williams

“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”
– Rumi

“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.”
– Ruth Stout

“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.”
– Sholom Aleichem

“Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.”
– Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
– Socrates

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