Wisdom Quotes

"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."

- Sam Levenson

"Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in."

- Leonard Cohen

"Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought."

- Charles Caleb Colton

"The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility."

- Charles Caleb Colton

"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues."

- Confucius

"It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"The soft overcomes the hard. The slow overcomes the fast."

- Lao Tzu

"He who tries to shine dims his own light."

- Lao Tzu

"He who defends everything, defends nothing."

- Erwin Rommel

"The practical success of an idea, irrespective of its inherent merit, is dependent on the attitude of the contemporaries. If timely it is quickly adopted; if not, it is apt to fare like a sprout lured out of the ground by warm sunshine, only to be injured and retarded in its growth by the succeeding frost."

- Nikola Tesla

"Zwei Dinge sind unendlich, das Universum und die menschliche Dummheit, aber bei dem Universum bin ich mir noch nicht ganz sicher."

- Albert Einstein

"You can only lose what you cling to."

- Buddha

"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."

- Henry David Thoreau

"We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go."

- Frederick Buechner

"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue."

- Buddha

"The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast."

- Buddha

"A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker."

- Buddha

"The tongue like a sharp knife … Kills without drawing blood."

- Buddha

"The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve."

- Buddha

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill."

- Buddha

"Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth."

- Gautama Buddha

"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting."

- Buddha

"Good morning! May your morning brim with calm, good vibes."

"Good morning! Morning brings opportunity to gather pearls of wisdom."

"October arrives like a gentle reminder that beauty exists in the turning of seasons and the passing of time."

"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."

"May God bless you with the wisdom to make wise decisions, the strength to overcome obstacles, and the grace to accept life’s challenges."

"May you be blessed with the wisdom to make the most of every opportunity that comes your way, and the courage to overcome any challenges that you may face."

"Die besten Gedanken kommen allzeit hinterdrein."