Wisdom Quotes

"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." "It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure." "Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator." "Speak the truth, do not yield to anger give, if thou art asked for little by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods." "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." "The superior man understands what is right the inferior man understands what will sell." "Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change." "They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom." "Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men." "There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest." "Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself." "He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good." "He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger." "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."