740 Quotes Regarding Wisdom


Beware of false knowledge it is more dangerous than ignorance.
George Bernard Shaw

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
John C. Maxwell

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.
Phil Jackson

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
John F. Kennedy

Silence is a source of great strength.
Lao Tzu

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Khalil Gibran

Honesty is the best policy.
Benjamin Franklin

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.
Katharine Graham

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Lao Tzu

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
Lao Tzu

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
Henry Ward Beecher

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
George Bernard Shaw

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
Elbert Hubbard

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Confucius

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
John Muir

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
Ben Hogan

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry Ford