Wisdom Quotes

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The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart. — Maya Angelou
Common and vulgar people ascribe all ills that they feel to others; people of little wisdom ascribe to themselves; people of much wisdom, to no… — Epictetus
A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul. — Minna Antrim
Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that… — Thomas Aquinas
I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law. — David Dinkins
What most of us need, almost more than anything, is the courage and humility really to ask for help, from the depths of our hearts:… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship. — Dalai Lama
Malthus argued a century and a half ago that man, by using up all his available resources, would forever press on the limits of subsistence,… — John F. Kennedy
Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another. — Juvenal
O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me… — Rabia Basri
The team exists to accomplish a result. The community exists to support its members while they fulfill their purpose. . . . When partnerships, management… — Peter Gibb
Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one? — Bob Monkhouse
When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try to treat the world better than it treated you. — Patrick Stump
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life. — George Arliss
The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change. So that… — Jennifer Edwards
Suffer me never to think that I have knowledge enough to need no teaching, wisdom enough to need no correction, talents enough to need no… — Eric Milner-White
If we are right with the Lord, then, as we face adversity, we can be assured that we will be blessed with faith, strength, wisdom… — Ronald E. Poelman
Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find someone's hand and squeeze it, while there's still time. — Dale Dauten
Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery. — Thomas W. Moore
Secrets of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, unknown to any besides Himself! Man, sprung up only of a few days, wants to penetrate, and to… — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

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