Wisdom Quotes

"At rest, however, in the middle of everything is the sun. For, in this most beautiful temple, who would place this lamp in another or better position than that from which it can light up the whole thing at the same time?"

- Nicholas Copernicus

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t going away."

- Elvis Presley

"“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”"

- Edith Wharton

"Apparently, Satan did not know that by sacrificing Jesus he would pull the one pin that would crumble his entire kingdom, fall into the very scheme God the Father had carefully, ever so carefully arranged for the undoing of evil: “We speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”"

- John Eldredge

"… but you see, even the devil’s purposes are ultimately turned into God’s purposes. It was the devil’s purpose that our Lord should be crucified, but in His crucifixion lay everything that’s wonderful in a civilization that you and I belong to."

- Malcolm Muggeridge

"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light."

- Theodore Roethke

"Never look directly at the sun, instead look at the sunflower."

- Vera Nazarian

"Chess makes men wiser and clear-sighted."

- Vladimir Putin

"In life, as in chess, forethought wins."

- Charles Buxton

"Chess is a very logical game and it is the man who can reason most logically and profoundly in it that ought to win."

- Jose Raul Capablanca

"Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life – that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems"

- Benjamin Franklin

"Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold."

- Bob Marley

"For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?"

- Jesus Christ

"History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul."

- John Dalberg-Acton

"There is nothing so good for the human soul as the discovery that there are ancient and flourishing civilized societies which have somehow managed to exist for many centuries and are still in being though they have had no help from the traveler in solving their problems."

- Walter Lippmann

"The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human being, and through its use, brings peace to every human soul."

- Alfred Adler

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

- Saint Augustine

"A lion is not a lion is not a lion. As individuals, mates, and members of society, they're all very different."

- Frans Lanting

"The circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It's what one does with the gift of life that determines who you are."

- Mewtwo

"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant."

- Mewtwo

"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."

- Psalm 119:105

"Old age: A great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed their hold, you have escaped not from one master but from many."

- Plato

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere..."

- John Muir

"That’s the best thing about little sisters: They spend so much time wishing they were elder sisters that in the end they’re far wiser than the elder ones could ever be."

- Gemma Burgess

"History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes."

- Voltaire

"What is history but a fable agreed upon?"

- Napoleon Bonaparte

"If you think it’s expensive to hire a good mechanic, try hiring a cheap one."

"Another year older, another year wiser. I am grateful for the lessons I have learned along the way and excited for the wisdom that the coming year will bring."

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference as I grow another year older."