Wisdom Quotes
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The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
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Wisdom is to have dreams big enough not to lose sight when we pursue them.
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I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.
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Wisdom is better than silver and gold
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Observe the life by cause and consequence. Explore the life by wisdom. Treat the life by equality. Complete the life by love.
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Take this as a gift from a crone to a maiden, and know there is not so much difference between the two. For even a tottering granddam keeps a portion of girlish heart, and the youngest maiden a thread of old woman’s wisdom.
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Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom.
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A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.
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You are not to be guided by your intellect, but by your wisdom, as you are Sahaja Yogis. So, you have a very good instrument of feeling it. Through your vibrations you can make out what is good and what is bad.
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I feel like I've matured more musically than I have personally. But I totally embrace what becoming older has to offer. I find the wisdom that comes with each passing year is a trip.
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The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.
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Virtue makes us aim at the right end, and practical wisdom makes us take the right means.
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The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
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The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
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You can only get discipline in the mass by discipline in the individual.
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I have seen life from the top down and the bottom up. I know how it looks both ways. And I know there is wisdom and that there is hope.
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Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.
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Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists.
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I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.
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There is one thing that, when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension, to vision and knowledge, to a happy life here and now, and to the culmination of wisdom and awakening. And what is that one thing? It is mindfulness centred on the body.
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The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
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Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.
