Wisdom quotes
551 quotes. Authors include Abigail Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Maslow, Aeschylus, Aesop, Afrika Bambaataa, Akhenaten, Albert Einstein, Aldous Huxley, Alexander Pope, Alexandre Dumas, Amber Valletta, Amelia Earhart, Anatole France, Andy Warhol, Ansel Adams, Anton Chekhov, Archimedes, Aristotle, Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Schopenhauer, Audrey Hepburn, Augustine of Hippo, Avery Brooks, Ayn Rand, Baltasar Gracián, Barack Obama, Barbara De Angelis, Basil of Caesarea, Ben Fountain.
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“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”
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“It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.”
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“Never find fault with the absent.”
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“None knows the weight of another's burden.”
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“Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.”
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“Things do not change; we change.”
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“Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.”
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“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.”
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“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.”
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“That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”
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“Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?”
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“Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.”
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“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
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“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”
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“To have much learning and skill, to be well-trained in discipline, and good in speech — this is the highest blessing.”
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“It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.”
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“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.”
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“When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.”
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“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”
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“Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.”
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“Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.”
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“May all beings have happy minds.”
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“You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.”
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“He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.”
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“All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.”
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“As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.”
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“Wisdom is found only in truth.”
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“There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.”
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“Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.”
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“The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone.”
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“One should not hurt others if one loves oneself.”
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“When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.”
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“The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.”
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“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”
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“With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.”
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“Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.”
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“To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.”
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“Make it your habit not to be critical about small things.”
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“Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.”
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“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.”
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
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“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.”
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“The only real valuable thing is intuition.”
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“Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.”
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“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”
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“If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?”
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“'All conditioned things are impermanent' — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.”
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“The cautious seldom err.”
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“He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.”
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“Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.”