Wisdom Quotes - Page 5

• Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

  George R. R. Martin

  Life And Love, Acceptance, Self

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• When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.

  Ali ibn Abi Talib

  Wise, Islamic, Ignorance

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• Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• Ripe in wisdom was he, but patient, and simple, and childlike.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Simple, Patient, Childlike

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1861). “The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, including his translations and notes”, p.9

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• The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

  Confucius

  Life, Answers, Eastern Philosophy

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• I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Wise, Learning, Men

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• When the wisdom speaks, be silent. Do not waste your candle when the sun is there.

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Waste, Sun, Speak

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  To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Life, Dream

  "Become a Conscious Creator: A Return to Self-Empowerment". Book by Lisa Ford, 2007.

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• Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him

  Ali ibn Abi Talib

  Change, Inspiring, Wise

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  Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

  Martin Luther

  Inspirational, Faith, Hope

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• Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

  Gautama Buddha, “Joy”

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• The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.

  Claude Levi-Strauss

  Inspirational, Wise, Men

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  Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

  Francis Bacon

  Wise, Clever, Sleep

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• Any fool can know. The point is to understand.

  Albert Einstein

  Learning, Knowledge, Volunteer

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  Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

  Epicurus

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Values are like fingerprints. Nobody's are the same, but you leave 'em all over everything you do

  Elvis Presley

  Change, Memories, Integrity

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  A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.73, Pan Macmillan

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• Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Inspirational, Positive, Truth

  Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”, p.112

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  The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.

  C. S. Lewis

  Wise, Circles, Next

  C. S. Lewis (2013). “Selected Literary Essays”, p.99, Cambridge University Press

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• There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Life, Motivational, Stay Strong

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• Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

  Socrates

  Wise, Philosophy, Crazy

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• The limit of your present understanding is not the limit of your possibilities.

  Guy Finley

  Understanding, Limits, Possibility

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• The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Peace

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