Wisdom Quotes

1. Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. - Sir Bayle Roche

2. The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. - William James

3. Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. - Elbert Hubbard

4. Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn’t always have to be their top priority. - William Arthur Ward

5. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. - Bertrand Russell

6. We are made wise not by our recollection of the past, but by our responsibility for our future. - George Bernard Shaw

7. A smart person knows what to say. A wise person knows whether or not to say it. - Unknown

8. We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take from us or spare us. - Unknown

9. By three methods we may learn wisdom: first by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter. - Confucius

10. The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. - Benjamin Franklin

11. A wise man knows his own ignorance, a fool thinks he knows everything. In one thing men of all ages are alike, they have believed obstinately in themselves. - C. Simmons

12. It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses. - William Arthur Ward

13. Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. - Rodin

14. To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

15. A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month’s study of books. - Chinese Proverb