Wisdom Quotes

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I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. — Pietro Aretino
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
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… — Aristotle
Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in… — Aristotle
You teach best what you most need to learn. — Richard Bach
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
Every silver lining has a cloud. — Mary Kay Ash
Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the… — Mary Kay Ash
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. — Isaac Asimov
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we… — Isaac Asimov
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. — Francis of Assisi
Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other… — Saint Augustine
I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto… — Saint Augustine

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