Wisdom Quotes

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington

What you risk reveals what you value.

Jeanette Winterson

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

Patrick Rothfuss

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

Albert Einstein

If I ask for something and you give it, do it without a speech; otherwise what's the point of giving.

Magda Szabó

Wisdom, compassion and courage - these are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man.

Confucius

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

Edmund Burke

Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.

Aesop

It`s not what you look at that matters, it`s what you see.

Henry David Thoreau

The oldest, shortest words - "yes" and "no" - are those which require the most thought.

Pythagoras

It is not enough just to change one thing. When you change that, you also change thousands of other things as well by sheer necessity.

Jack L. Chalker

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Thomas Jefferson

Silence is the sleep which nourishes wisdom.

Francis Bacon

When something works, stay with it.

Laurell K. Hamilton

You don’t need eyes to see what is yours.

Sándor Márai