Wisdom Quotes

Quotes about wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.

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“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

Abraham Lincoln

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“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”

Dr. Seuss

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

Lao Tzu

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“There's no way, with hindsight, I would have ever made that snide remark. It was a bad idea at the time.”

LeBron James

“I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.”

Alexander Hamilton

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

Nelson Mandela

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

Lao Tzu

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

Socrates

“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.”

Maya Angelou

“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”

Buddha

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”

Mark Twain

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

Abraham Lincoln

“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”

Socrates

“Comparison is the thief of joy.”

Theodore Roosevelt

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.”

Theodore Roosevelt

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”

Aristotle

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.”

Steve Jobs

“Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness.”

Buddha

“The trouble is, you think you have time.”

Buddha