295 Best Wisdom Quotes

The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness. – Annie Savoy
Bull Durham Self-Awareness Life Wisdom Cynicism
After all, it's a wizard's job to not let anyone know what he's thinking. – Sophie
Howl's Moving Castle secrecy Perception Wisdom Role
You see, Sophie? Stars are beautiful. We can't interfere with their fates. – Howl
Howl's Moving Castle Fate Beauty Nature Wisdom
The way forward is sometimes the way back. – Jareth
Labyrinth Wisdom Paradox Journey Perspective
I'm not a fool. – Sarah
Labyrinth Self-Awareness Growth Defiance Wisdom
Sometimes the way forward is the way back. – The Wiseman
Labyrinth Wisdom Journey Paradox guidance
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. – Albert Camus (quoted by Spencer Reid)
Criminal Minds intellect Humility Wisdom Perspective
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits. – Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Age Life Wisdom Maturity
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. – Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde Experience Mistakes Learning Wisdom
I am not young enough to know everything. – Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde Youth Wisdom Age Knowledge
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. – Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde Advice Wisdom selfishness Humor
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. – Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde Cynicism Value Materialism Wisdom
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. – Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde Education Knowledge Learning Wisdom
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. – Socrates
Socrates Knowledge Wisdom ignorance Humility intellect
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. – Socrates
Socrates Wisdom Understanding Humility Life Knowledge
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates
Socrates Wisdom Knowledge ignorance Humility Learning
The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms. – Socrates
Socrates Wisdom Language definition Clarity Knowledge
The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject. – Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius opinion Knowledge Wisdom crowd Judgment
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. – Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Victory Strategy Preparation insight Wisdom
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Knowledge Education Investment Wisdom
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Discipline Health Wealth Wisdom
Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days. – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin guests Hospitality Moderation Wisdom
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Criticism Wisdom folly Action
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Prevention Foresight Wisdom Problem-Solving
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life—knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. – Aristotle
Aristotle Wisdom Danger Courage Value Life
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. – Aristotle
Aristotle Justice Virtue Moderation Wisdom
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. – Plato
Plato Decision Knowledge Quality Wisdom
Courage is knowing what not to fear. – Plato
Plato Courage fear Knowledge Wisdom
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. – Plato
Plato Wisdom Speech folly Communication
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. – Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama Desire Luck Perspective Wisdom
When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new. – Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama Listening Learning Communication Wisdom
Turn your wounds into wisdom. – Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey Struggle Growth Wisdom Resilience
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action. – Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins Knowledge Action Execution Wisdom
Your destiny is determined by the choices you make. Choose wisely. – Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins Destiny choices Decision Power Wisdom
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. – Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett price Value investing Wisdom Cost
Instead of learning from other people’s success, learn from their mistakes. Most of the people who fail share common reasons to fail, while success can be attributed to various kinds of reasons. – Jack Ma
Jack Ma Learning Failure Mistakes Wisdom Success
If you want to be successful, learn from the other’s mistakes, not from their success. – Jack Ma
Jack Ma Success Learning Failure Mistakes Wisdom
There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen. – Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington Intuition Mindfulness Wisdom inner voice Listening
To tap into the wisdom of the world, we need to silence the noise of the world. – Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington Wisdom Silence Mindfulness Clarity Meditation
We are not on a treadmill, where the only options are on or off. There is a third metric: our well-being, our wisdom, our ability to wonder, and to give back. – Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington well-being Success Wisdom purpose Fulfillment
My mother used to tell me, 'Darling, it's not what you do in life, it's how you do it.' And I think that's a great lesson. – Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington Wisdom Process Integrity Life Perspective
Wisdom, wonder, and well-being are the pillars of the Third Metric. – Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington Wisdom Wonder well-being Success Fulfillment
I never learned anything while I was talking. – Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick Listening Learning Wisdom Humility Communication
The best way to find an answer is to hold the question in your heart. – Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa questions answers Introspection Patience Wisdom
You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. – Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki Perception Hate good evil Balance Wisdom
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