A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom, which is the ending of fear.
An intelligent man believes only half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
Experience is the teacher of all things.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows he is a fool.
The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue.
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
— Socrates
Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for eternal wisdom does not forsake those who are pure in heart.
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge.
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
Wisdom is knowing when you can’t be wise.
There is a wisdom of the head, and... a wisdom of the heart.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Do not correct a fool, or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you.
— Unknown
It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
— Socrates
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
— Socrates
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
— Sun Tzu
Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.
— Plato
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
— Seneca
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
— Socrates
Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
Man’s wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
— Horace
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.
It is not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.
One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
— Lao Tzu
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
— Rumi
He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
— Lao Tzu
There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
— Lao Tzu
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently.
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
— Plato
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything – and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others.
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
— Lao Tzu
Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.