Wisdom Quotes

"The way to do is to be."

"Though wisdom cannot be gotten for gold, still less can be gotten without it."

"To know that which before us lies in daily life is the prime wisdom."

"Land of Heart's Desire, Where beauty has no ebb, decay no flood, But joy is wisdom, time an endless song."

"We recognize that there are no trivial occurences in life"

"Power is not alluring to pure minds."

"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain."

"One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds."

"He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty."

"Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?"

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"If 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."

"It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them."

"Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them."

"The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

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

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