297 Best Wisdom Quotes

The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness. – Annie Savoy

After all, it's a wizard's job to not let anyone know what he's thinking. – Sophie

You see, Sophie? Stars are beautiful. We can't interfere with their fates. – Howl

The way forward is sometimes the way back. – Jareth

I'm not a fool. – Sarah

Sometimes the way forward is the way back. – The Wiseman

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. – Albert Camus (quoted by Spencer Reid)

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

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. – Oscar Wilde

I am not young enough to know everything. – Oscar Wilde

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. – Oscar Wilde

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. – Oscar Wilde

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

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. – Socrates

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. – Socrates

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms. – Socrates

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject. – Marcus Aurelius

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. – Marcus Aurelius

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. – Benjamin Franklin

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. – Benjamin Franklin

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days. – Benjamin Franklin

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. – Benjamin Franklin

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. – Benjamin Franklin

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

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. – Aristotle

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. – Plato

Courage is knowing what not to fear. – Plato

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. – Plato

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. – Dalai Lama

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new. – Dalai Lama

Turn your wounds into wisdom. – Oprah Winfrey

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

Your destiny is determined by the choices you make. Choose wisely. – Tony Robbins

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. – Warren Buffett

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

If you want to be successful, learn from the other’s mistakes, not from their success. – Jack Ma

There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen. – Arianna Huffington

To tap into the wisdom of the world, we need to silence the noise of the world. – Arianna Huffington

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

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

Wisdom, wonder, and well-being are the pillars of the Third Metric. – Arianna Huffington

I never learned anything while I was talking. – Stanley Kubrick

The best way to find an answer is to hold the question in your heart. – Akira Kurosawa

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

Don't just look at what's in front of you. Look at the world. Look at the stars. Look at the future. – Askeladd

The only way to truly win is to not fight at all. – Thors