Quotes About Wisdom That Ring True to Life
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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.
Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers, and I linger on the shore, And the individual withers, and the world is more and more.
Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know.
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. It depends on the mood of the man, whether he shall see the sunset or the fine poem. There are always sunsets, and there is always genius; but only a few hours so serene that we can relish nature or criticism. The more or less depends on structure or temperament. Temperament is the iron wire on which the beads are strung. Of what use is fortune or talent to a cold and defective store?
Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
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Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. Martin H.
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.
The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. It is plain than an ignorant person thinks everything he does know important, and he tells it to everybody. But a well-educated man is not so ready to display his learning; he would have too much to say, and he sees that there is much more to be said, so he holds his peace.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
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Discipline is the bridge between thought and accomplishment. Discipline comes to those with the awareness that for a kite to fly it must rise against the wind; that all good things are achieved by those who are willing to swim upstream; that drifting aimlessly through life only leads to bitterness and disappointment." And then he added: "Discipline is the foundation on which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.
My past is my wisdom to use today... my future is my wisdom yet to experience. Be in the present because that is where life resides.
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.
True wisdom is to see and understand your relationship with the universe. When you gain that relational knowledge, then you are wise.
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.
Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.
The key to wisdom is this -- constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.
Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.
She follows her heart
Burns with the fire
Shines through the dark
Takes her brain along
She is growing
By burning the bridges and
Lighting the candles.
It's the bringing together of knowledge and wisdom that is a great part -- perhaps the greatest part -- of our life's journey.
The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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Where there is Love and Wisdom, there is neither Fear nor Ignorance.
Where there is Patience and Humility, there is neither Anger nor Annoyance.
Where there is Poverty and Joy, there is neither Cupidity nor Avarice.
Where there is Peace and Contemplation, there is neither Care nor Restlessness.
Where there is the Fear of God to guard the dwelling, there no enemy can enter.
Where there is Mercy and Prudence, there is neither Excess nor Harshness.
