«In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.» — Mark Twain
«The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.» — Socrates
«May you live every day of your life.» — Jonathan Swift
«Turn your wounds into wisdom.» — Oprah Winfrey
«The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.» — Abigail Van Buren
«Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.» — Michael Levine
«Never, never, never give in!» — Winston S. Churchill
«Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy» — Ludwig van Beethoven
«Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.» — A.A. Milne
«The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.» — Confucius
«I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.» — Khalil Gibran
«The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.» — William Blake
«when man determined to destroy himself he picked the was of shall and finding only why smashed it into because.» — e.e. cummings
«90 Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world. (translated by Brooks Haxton)» — Heraclitus
«Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is not far off), we are in for an age of universal deafness and lack of understanding. [published in 1979]» — Milan Kundera
«God is the supreme uncreated light of which Wisdom is born, but there was never a time when God's Wisdom did not exist.» — Merritt Y. Hughes
«107 To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature. (translated by Brooks Haxton)» — Heraclitus
«He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.» — Laozi
«19 Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeated all things. (translated by Brooks Haxton)» — Heraclitus
«7 Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse. (translated by Brooks Haxton)» — Heraclitus
«100 People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the city s walls. (translated by Brooks Haxton)» — Heraclitus
«O be wise, what can I say more?» — Jacob
«Angry people are not always wise.» — Jane Austen
«Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.» — Thomas Jefferson
«The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.» — George Orwell
«The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.» — William James
«No man is poor who has a Godly mother.» — Abraham Lincoln
«Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense, and that it doesn't make much difference anyway.» — Eric Idle
«The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.» — Dan Millman
«It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.» — François de La Rochefoucauld
«Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect.» — Euripides
«I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.» — Anthony Robbins
«It takes a great man to be a good listener.» — Calvin Coolidge
«Silence does not always mark wisdom.» — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
«Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.» — Michel de Montaigne
«It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing.» — Thomas McGuane
«I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.» — John Berryman
«Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature.» — John Gierach
«Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.» — Eleanor Roosevelt
«He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.» — Confucius
«Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.» — Brian Tracy
«Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.» — Scott Adams
«It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.» — Brian Tracy
«Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?» — Brian Tracy
«Everything you do is triggered by an emotion of either desire or fear.» — Brian Tracy
«I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances, Be more active, Show up more often.» — Brian Tracy
«Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.» — Basho
«Look for the good in every person and every situation. You'll almost always find it.» — Brian Tracy
«The path to success is to take massive, determined action.» — Anthony Robbins
«The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers.» — Brian Tracy
«The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires. If you want it badly enough, there are no limits on what you can achieve.» — Brian Tracy
«We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are greater than we are. Perhaps this is the chief way we mature.» — Madeleine L'Engle
«Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide what's possible.» — Brian Tracy
«Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?» — Brian Tracy
«Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality.» — Brian Tracy
«Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1,000 percent Return on Energy!» — Brian Tracy
«The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.» — Brian Tracy
«If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.» — Brian Tracy
«The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.» — Brian Tracy
«The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.» — Brian Tracy
«Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.» — Brian Tracy
«Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of very part of your life.» — Brian Tracy
«Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.» — Brian Tracy
«A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.» — Brian Tracy
«Mirrors that hide nothing hurt me. But this is the hurt of purging and precious renewal - and these are the mirrors of dangerous grace.» — Walter Wangerin Jr.
«Success equals goals; all else is commentary.» — Brian Tracy
«Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current job, industry, education, experience or interests.» — Brian Tracy
«Never laugh at live dragons» — J.R.R. Tolkien
«I think I've discovered the secret of life -- you just hang around until you get used to it.» — Charles M. Schulz
«Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally» — Abraham Lincoln
«Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness.» — Hermann Hesse
«A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.» — Zsa Zsa Gabor
«Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do.» — Zsa Zsa Gabor
«Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character.» — Harry S. Truman
«Writing about the unholy is one way of writing about what is sacred.» — Clive Barker
«There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will--- V.ii.10» — William Shakespeare
«The rule of the universe is that others can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, and one can paddle every canoe except one's own.» — C.S. Lewis
«If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck» — Albert Einstein
«When there is a tendency to compartmentalize the spiritual and make it resident in a certain type of life only, the spiritual is apt gradually to be lost.» — Flannery O'Connor
«Wisdom is justified by all her children. Luke 7:35» — Various
«Where lowland is, that's where water goes. All medicine wants is pain to cure.» — Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
«The simple things are also the most extraordinary things,and only the wise can see them.» — Paulo Coelho
«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
«Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.» — Confucius
«So wise so young, they say, do never live long.» — William Shakespeare
«People are always complaining that life's not fair, but that simply isn't true. Life is extraordinarily fair. It's just not centered on you.» — Lynn Marie Sager
«Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.» — Gertrude Stein
«I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.» — Abraham Lincoln
«Never question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.» — Dwight D. Eisenhower
«All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.» — Deng Ming- Dao
«The individual appears for an instant, joins the community of thought, modifies it and dies; but the species, that dies not, reaps the fruit of his ephemeral existence.» — A.S. Byatt
«It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway.» — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
«It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.» — Albert Einstein
«It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.» — Leo Tolstoy
«Time flows away like the water in the river.» — Confucius
«The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.» — Rabindranath Tagore
«A path is made by walking on it.» — Chuang Tzu
«Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.» — George Washington
«Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.» — Orison Swett Marden
«When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.» — René Descartes
«True wisdom gives the only possible answer at any given moment, and that night, going back to bed was the only possible answer.» — Elizabeth Gilbert
«We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.» — Oscar Wilde
«We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.» — Leo Tolstoy
«To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.» — Bill Watterson
«When you've learned to laugh at the things that should be laughed at, and not to laugh at those that shouldn't, you've got wisdom and understanding. -Aunt Jimsie» — L.M. Montgomery
«The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest.» — Patrick Jones
«learn from the past live in the present plan for the future» — Audrey Farrell
«You think money can solve any problem, but all it s good for is buying the things it can, and leaving you free to pursue the things it can't.» — Ann Herendeen
«A little nonsense now and then, Is cherished by the wisest men.» — John August
«Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.» — Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
«It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses.» — William Arthur Ward
«People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.» — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
«... wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good.» — Gabriel García Márquez
«Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, Love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves.» — Nisargadatta Maharaj
«Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.» — William Jordan
«The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.» — Ralph Waldo Emerson
«There's a thin line between genius and bottom-barrel stupidness. I hover delicately on a tightrope between the two, wondering where I'll land if I'll ever fall.» — Suzanne Crowley
«Tell no man anything, for no man listens Yet hold thy lips ready to speak.» — Carl Sandburg
«It is better to listen to a crow that lives in trees than to a learned man who lives only in ideas.» — Kate Horsley
«I am not the river I am the net. -attributed to Tolstoy in Chapterhouse Dune» — Frank Herbert
«Bitter your acts, bitter am I, Kindness your deeds, kindness am I, Pleasant and gentle, so you are, Fine honeyed lips and sweet talker.» — Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
«Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.» — Langston Hughes
«You have a dizzying intellect.» — William Goldman
«I do not know everything; still many things I understand.» — Madeleine L'Engle
«That woman doesn't have the sense God gave a retarded flea.» — Nora Roberts
«As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise are not moved by praise or blame.» — Siddhārtha Gautama
«If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.» — Benjamin Franklin
«Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.» — Quintus Horatius Flaccus
«Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature.» — Mortimer J. Adler
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