words of wisdom
Words that are especially wise, sagacious, or informative. Can also be used sarcastically to imply that what is said is banal, useless, or uninformative. Our father loved feeling like he was passing down his knowledge to his kids, so he was always ready with words of wisdom whenever an opportunity presented itself. Wow, thanks for the words of wisdom, Jake. Did you pull that out of a fortune cookie or something?
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Doubt is the origin of wisdom. Augustine of Hippo
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination. Napoleon Bonaparte
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Immanuel Kant
Foolishness is a twin sister of wisdom. Witold Gombrowicz
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. Albert Einstein
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Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. Thomas J. Watson
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. Seneca
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. Michel de Montaigne
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. Francis Bacon
Discipline is wisdom and vice versa. M. Scott Peck
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Zhuangzi
Wisdom sails with wind and time. John Florio
A symptom of wisdom is curiosity. The evidence is calmness and perseverance. The causes are experimentation and understanding. Maxime Lagacé
A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence. Pythagoras
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. Michel de Montaigne
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks. Benjamin Disraeli
There is only a finger’s difference between a wise man and a fool. Diogenes
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. Jimi Hendrix
Never say no twice if you mean it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. Hermann Hesse
Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait. Leo Tolstoy
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Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves. Buddha
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end. Leonard Nimoy
A lot of wisdom is just realizing the long-term consequences of your actions. The longer term you’re willing to look, the wiser you’re going to seem to everybody around you. Naval Ravikant
A weak reaction is to rush things. A strong reaction is to go slow and steady. Maxime Lagacé
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Marcel Proust
The best words are the ones you are ready for. Maxime Lagacé
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Kahlil Gibran
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. Kahlil Gibran
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. David Elton Trueblood
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. Honoré de Balzac
The wise know they are fools. Fools think they are wise. Maxime Lagacé
Maturity is when you stop being surprised by anything. Wisdom is when you start again. Maxime Lagacé
Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery. Thomas Moore
The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato
What Is Wisdom?
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Wisdom is knowing when you can’t be wise. Paul Engle
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences. Norman Cousins
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. John Cheever
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. Epictetus
Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. Samuel Smiles
Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. Gerald Brenan
Much wisdom often goes with fewest words. Sophocles
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Inspirational Words of Wisdom
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He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book. Benjamin Franklin
Fast thinking looks cool but it’s deep thinking that makes all the difference. And deep thinking is always slow thinking. @TheAncientSage
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself. Horace
He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin. Horace
Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason. Hal Borland
One part of wisdom is knowing what you don’t need anymore and letting it go. Jane Fonda
Do now what your future you will thank you for. Maxime Lagacé
First of all, to understand truth you must stand alone, entirely and wholly alone. No Master, no teacher, no guru, no system, no self-discipline will ever lift for you the veil which conceals wisdom. Wisdom is the understanding of enduring values and the living of those values. No one can lead you to wisdom. Jiddu Krishnamurti
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The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. Paulo Coelho (Source)
Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of wisdom. Havelock Ellis
Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. Herbert Hoover
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. Anatole France
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. Plutarch
True wisdom is remembering that in the end, no matter what, everything will be fine. Maxime Lagacé
It’s better to be alone than to spend time with toxic people. It’s better to do nothing than to work on something that doesn’t matter. It’s better to rest than to climb the wrong mountain. James Clear
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. William Blake
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Short Words of Wisdom
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Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows. Alfred North Whitehead
The more you know the less you say. Sahil Lavingia (Source)
Don’t try to become, let go of who you’re not. Maxime Lagacé
The truest sayings are paradoxical. Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. Alfred Lord Tennyson
One principle eliminates a thousand decisions. Johnny Uzan
Wisdom comes by disillusionment. George Santayana
Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. Josh Billings
Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another. Juvenal
The wisest of the wise may err. Aeschylus
Pain is the doorway to wisdom and to truth. Keith Miller
I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom. Anatole France
No man was ever wise by chance. Seneca
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one’s being. Orison Swett Marden
Kindness is wisdom. Philip James Bailey
Wisdom begins in wonder. Socrates
Wisdom outweighs any wealth. Sophocles
The wise are those who know the Self. Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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Deep Words of Wisdom
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I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. Terry Pratchett
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world. Democritus
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best words of wisdom will create confusion, action, understanding and ultimately, peace. Maxime Lagacé
If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Cleverness is like a lens with a very sharp focus. Wisdom is more like a wide-angle lens. Edward de Bono
It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. Mahatma Gandhi
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. Dakota (Native American saying)
Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester. Francis Quarles
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun. Franz Grillparzer
Wisdom is knowing what to ignore. Shane Parrish (Source)
A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men. Roal Dahl
Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know. Leo Tolstoy
Wisdom is seeing wounds and obstacles as blessings. Maxime Lagacé
Innocence dwells with wisdom, but never with ignorance. William Blake
It’s wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope. J. R. R. Tolkien
The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable. Rabindranath Tagore
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. John Cheever
Words should be weighed, not counted. Yiddish proverb
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Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give. William A. Ward
Key Takeaways
- Wise people prefer
- Questions over answers
- Listening over talking
- Doubts over confidence
- Wise people don’t care about
- rewards
- criticism
- what they don’t control
- Keep in mind: life is chaos. Being a little foolish can help.
- Want to become wiser? Forget schooling. Fail, reflect and learn instead.
- Tools to become wise?
- Discipline
- Acceptance
- Meditation (mindful.org)
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2. Carpe Diem – Latin Proverb
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3. “Always Do What You Are Afraid To Do” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Words of wisdom to help you fulfill your potential
According to a study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology, reading inspirational quotes can improve people’s mood and increase their resilience to stress.
This suggests that regularly reading words of wisdom can have a positive impact on our overall well-being.
4. “Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” – Charles Kettering
Believe that it is absolutely impossible to fail, and you might just start acting as per your thinking as well! In spite of the worries that things may not work out, believe in its possibility, and your actions will reflect this positivity too!
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5. “Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself.” – Theodore T. Hunger
Hunter tells us about how ultimately, our success and failure comes down to us- our hard work, our tenacity, and our perseverance.
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6. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
Your goal may be big, and at times, it may seem impossible and difficult. You will feel like you’re failing and you’re not getting anywhere. But perseverance, belief and conviction in those small steps that you’re taking towards those goals is what you need to be confident about. Consistently follow your life mission, one step at a time, no matter how small the step may be.
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Words of wisdom to help unlock your full potential
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7. “Opportunity is always knocking. The problem is that most people have the self-doubt station in their heads turned up way too loud to hear it” – Brian Vaszily
This funny motivational quote by Vaszily succinctly describes how we are the biggest enemies of ourselves, standing in the way of our success and accomplishments. Either we do not understand out true potential, or we begin to doubt our skills. It’s time to put aside all the worries to focus on what and how we can achieve excellence.
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8. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi
Every day we see the violence around us. While there is very little that we can do, the Indian political leader says it best. Start with the man in the mirror. Be the change you want to see within others. While you can’t influence the world, you can be a better human, and become the testament of the change.
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9. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Dr. Robert Schuller
As the weather gets harsher and tougher, it’s time to brace yourself! The difficult times are simply temporary, but it is due to those tough and difficult times that you are stronger today. The best part is that you are now tougher today than you were yesterday! And more importantly, you got through it all. Celebrate your strength!
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10. “You must not only aim right, but draw the bow with all your might.” – Henry David Thoreau
So you’re focused and know exactly what you want? It’s not enough. Thoreau tells us through a beautifully accurate metaphor how it’s not just enough to know the right direction, but also do everything possible to get to the finish line!
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Words of wisdom to inspire and motivate you
A study by the University of Konstanz found that reading and reflecting on wise sayings can improve cognitive functioning and problem-solving abilities.
This highlights the potential benefits of regularly exposing ourselves to words of wisdom.
11. “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” – Elbert Hubbard
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12. “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” – William James
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13. “I’m always doing things I can’t do. That’s how I get to do them.” – Pablo Picasso
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14. “There are three constants in life…change, choice and principles.” –Stephen Covey
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15. “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” – Andre Gide
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16. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
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17. “You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” – Rosa Parks
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18. “Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein
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19. “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra
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20. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
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21. “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino
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22. “You can never plan the future by the past.” —Edmund Burke
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23. “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” —Friedrich Nietzsche
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24. “Lost time is never found again.” —Benjamin Franklin
25. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” —Robert Frost
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Words of wisdom to broaden your thoughts
A study by the University of California, Riverside, found that individuals who practice daily affirmations are more likely to experience increased life satisfaction and well-being.
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26. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
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27. “No” simply means begin again at one level higher.” – Peter Diamandis
28. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
29. “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” – Oprah Winfrey
30. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
31. “Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is.” – Anne Frank
32. “Soon, when all is well, you’re going to look back on this period of your life and be so glad that you never gave up.” – Brittany Burgunder
33. “It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever – the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.” – Vince Lombardi
34. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” – Mark Caine
35. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas A. Edison
Words of wisdom to elevate your perspective
Research by the American Psychological Association reveals that positive self-talk, such as engaging with motivational quotes, can lead to better coping skills and stress management.
Incorporating words of wisdom into one’s life can help build resilience in the face of adversity.
36. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
37. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Soren Kierkegaard
38. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
39. “Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” – Lou Holtz
40. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
41. “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mahatma Gandhi
42. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
43. “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy
44. “No one can compete with you on being you. Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most.” – Naval Ravikant
45. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn
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Words of wisdom to enlighten you
Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a positive psychology researcher at the University of North Carolina, found that positive emotions, like those elicited by motivational quotes, can broaden an individual’s perspective and help them build valuable skills.
Reading words of wisdom can contribute to personal growth and long-term success.
46. “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” – Conan O’Brien
47. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
48. “The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.” – John C. Maxwell
49. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou
50. “What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.” – Wayne Dyer
51. “Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.” – George Whitefield
52. “Show the world how much you’ll fight for the winners circle.” – Pat Riley
53. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle Onassis
54. “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot. Make it hot by striking.” – William Butler Yeats
55. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh
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Words of wisdom to live by
In a survey conducted by Pew Research Center, 72% of Americans reported feeling that their personal lives were at least somewhat meaningful.
Sharing words of wisdom can help readers tap into and strengthen their sense of purpose, which can contribute to a greater sense of meaning in life.
56. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” — Albert Einstein
57. “Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. There is no yesterday, no tomorrow, it’s all the same day.” – Janis Joplin
58. “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernhard Shaw
59. “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” – Margaret Fuller
60. “He who fears he will suffer, already suffers because he fears.” — Michel De Montaigne
61. “Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.” – Oprah Winfrey
62. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
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63. “The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
64. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” — Mary Engelbreit
65. “You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.” – Melissa Etheridge
Words of wisdom to elevate your mind
The World Health Organization has identified stress as a leading cause of illness and disability worldwide, with approximately 1 in 5 people experiencing significant levels of stress.
This statistic highlights the importance of mental health and self-care, and can encourage readers to seek out words of wisdom to help them cope with stress and promote well-being.
66. “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” —Charles Kingsleigh
67. “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” — George Lorimer
68. “Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.” —Benjamin Disraeli
69. “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.” —Thomas Carlyle
70. “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” —Paulo Coelho
71. “The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it.” —Tricia Cunningham
72. “We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” —Marie Curie
73. “Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” —Farrah Gray
74. “Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly.” —Neil Gaiman
75. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” —Earl Nightingale
Words of wisdom that will change the way you think
According to a survey conducted by YouGov, the most commonly cited source of inspiration for Americans is their own personal experiences.
This statistic highlights the value of personal growth and introspection, and can encourage readers to reflect on their own experiences and seek out words of wisdom to guide them through life’s challenges.
76. “Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.”― Roy T. Bennett
77. “I believe in only one thing, the power of human will.”― Joseph Stalin
78. “Laughter is poison to fear.”― George R.R. Martin
79. “A wise warrior learns from her mistakes.”― Leigh Bardugo
80. “Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.”― Horace
81. “The well-bred contradict other people. the wise contradict themselves.”― Oscar Wilde
82. “I don’t fancy colors of the face, I’m always attracted to colors of the brain.”― Michael Bassey Johnson
83. “I don’t agree that when you love, you are blind or fool. You just get wiser and see clearer what is best and of worth.”― Hark Herald Sarmiento
84. “Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence.”― Jodi Picoult
85. “Love the people who love you back.”― Laura Ruby
Words of wisdom to inspire you to greatness
A study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology found that reading inspirational quotes can increase feelings of hope and optimism.
This statistic can encourage readers to seek out and share words of wisdom, potentially improving their mood and outlook on life.
86. “It’s the questions we can’t answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he’ll look for his own answers.”― Patrick Rothfuss
87. “Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”― Roy T. Bennett
88. “Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!”― Karl Lagerfeld
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89. “No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don’t have.”― Michael Bassey Johnson
90. “I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.”― Marcus Tullius Cicero
91. “Faith keeps our ships moving, while empathy and the memories of our experiences lead to wisdom.”― Suzy Kassem
92. “The wisest men follow their own direction.”― Euripides
93. “Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas.”― E.A. Bucchianeri
94. “The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.”― Hamza Yusuf
95. “The choice to make good choices is the best choice you can choose. Fail to make that choice and on most choices you will lose.”― Ryan Lilly
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Words of wisdom to empower you
96. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”― Roy T. Bennett
97. “Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.”― Samuel Lover
98. “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”― Steve Maraboli
99. “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. ”― William James
100. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”― Confucius
101. “You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.”― Eleanor Roosevelt
102. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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103. “In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone.”― Sophie Kinsella
104. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”― Pablo Picasso
105. “Don’t fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.”― Bruce Lee
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Powerful words of wisdom
106. “Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.”― Roy T. Bennett
107. “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”― Napoleon Hill
108. “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”― Zig Ziglar
109. “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”― Jim Rohn
110. “The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”― Arthur C. Clarke
111. “Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.”― Miguel de Unamuno
112. “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”― Wayne W. Dyer
113. “Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”― Jim Rohn
114. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.”― Helen Keller
115. “I cannot let the fear of the past color the future.”― Julie Kagawa
116. “Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
117. “Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.” — Ashton Kutcher
118. “You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.” ― George Clooney
119. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” – Les Brown
120. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” — Abraham Lincoln
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Inspirational words of wisdom
121. “We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” — Dr. Henry Link
122. “Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but without it, you don’t have a chance.” — Alex Rodriguez
123. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.” — Confucius
124. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” — Chris Grosser
125. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” — Jim Ryun
126. “Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.” — Jimmy Spithill
127. “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” — Pablo Picasso
128. “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” — Oprah Winfrey
129. “Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are.” — Theodore Roosevelt
130. “What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” — Oscar Wilde
Words of wisdom about change
131. “Play to your strengths. If you aren’t great at something, do more of what you’re great at.” – Jason Lemkin
132. “Change before you have to.” – Jack Welch
133. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy
134. “Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.” – Nikos Kazantzakis
135. “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill
136. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein
137. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates
138. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa
139. “There is nothing permanent except change.” – Heraclitus
140. “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell
Words of wisdom you won’t forget
141. “Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.” —Roy T. Bennett
142. “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” —Helen Keller
143. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” —Arthur Ashe
144. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
145. “By changing nothing, nothing changes.” —Tony Robbins
146. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” —Oscar Wilde
147. “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” —Stephen King
148. “Your big opportunity may be right where you are standing right now.” —Napoleon Hill
149. “For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
150. “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” —C.S. Lewis
More words of wisdom
151. “Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.”- Brian Tracy
152. “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” – William James
153. “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”- Rob Siltanen
154. “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
155. “Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.”- Dalai Lama
156. “Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” – Jim Rohn
157. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”- Walt Disney
158. “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
159. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
160. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Words of wisdom you need to live by
161. “Spread love everywhere you go.” — Mother Teresa
162. “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
163. “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” — Audrey Hepburn
164. “When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” — Carol Burnett
165. “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” — Michael Altshuler
166. “You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.” — Oprah Winfrey
167. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — Malala Yousafzai
168. “You can be everything. You can be the infinite amount of things that people are.” — Kesha
169. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman
170. “Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put some sunglasses on.” — Lady Gaga
Short words of wisdom quotes
171. “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” — Jim Rohn
172. “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” — Napoleon Bonaparte
173. “O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!” — Walter Scott
174. “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” — Lewis Carroll
175. “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” — Will Rogers
176. “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” — Jim Elliot
177. “What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.” — Ellen Glasgow
178. “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
179. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” — William Arthur Ward
180. “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” — John C. Maxwell
Words of wisdom about progress
181. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass
182. “A little progress every day adds up to big results.” – Satya
183. “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” – Charles Kettering
184. “Progress is not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” – Khalil Gibran
185. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw
186. “Failure is success in progress.” – Albert Einstein
187. “Success is steady progress toward one’s personal goals.” – Jim Rohn
188. “Some quit due to slow progress. Never grasping the fact that slow progress is progress.” – Jeff Olson
189. “Progress comes with practice, and practice comes with purpose. Know your “why.”” – Melissa Steginus
190. “Whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King
Motivational words of wisdom
191. “Do the scary thing first and get scared later.”― Lemony Snicket
192. “Don’t work to hard on appearing to be right, but on being right.”― Yuri van der Sluis
193. “Your mistakes can give you best lessons.”― Brajesh Kumar Singh
194. “You have to have drive and commitment – as well as an honest sense of what is and isn’t possible.”― Marcus Luttrell
195. “Look for the miracles in every moment.”― Lailah Gifty Akita
196. “If the journey wasnt challenging the destination wouldn’t be rewarding.
It’s the challenge that makes it great”― Foster Mkhabele
197. “There is no hurdle too high for you to jump over.”― Michael H. Forde
198. “Discipline is the bridge between goals and reality.”― Rodman Lu
199. “No man is a failure, for only he must not quit.”― Davinder Pahra
200. “You don’t know what happiness lies before you yet, you are now only in the commencement of your journey.”― Anne Brontë
Words of wisdom about life
201. “It is intuitive that people who smile and cut out negativity from their life will live longer, healthier lives.” – Deena B. Chopra
202. “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
203. “Life doesn’t exist to meet our expectations.” – Jerry Dorsman and Bob Davis, How to Achieve Peace of Mind
204. “Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.” —Dalai Lama
205. “Living a more positive life comes down to attitude and action.” – Catherine Pulsifer
206. “He that respects himself is safe from others.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
207. “Life is a learning process, and you have the opportunity to make a change right here and now.” – Lori Hill, 5 Gifts to Give Yourself
208. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” —Mark Twain
209. “Life is defined more by its risks than by its samenesses.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
210. “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
Deep words of wisdom
211. “Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear.” – Paulo Coelho
212. “It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”― Maurice Switzer
213. “Pain can change you, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.” – Dalai Lama
214. “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”― John Lennon
215. “If we manage ego wisely, we get the upside it delivers followed by strong returns.” – Dave Marcum
216. “Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” ― Isaac Asimov
217. “For me, a sense of prosperity often comes with less rather than more.” – Lori Hill
218. “Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”― Martin Luther King Jr.
219. “I not only use all the brains that I have but all that I can borrow.” – Woodrow Wilson
220. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”― Sharon Salzberg
Words Of Wisdom To Sharpen Your Wit
221. “The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice.” — Brian Herbert
222. “A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” — Bruce Lee
223. “You don’t get character because you’re successful; you build character because of the hardships you face.” — Herman Edwards
224. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
225. “When the wisdom speaks, be silent. Do not waste your candle when the sun is there.” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
226. “If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.” — Eckhart Tolle
227. “A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.” — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
228. “You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.” — William Blake
229. “True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” — Socrates
230. “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” — Thomas Jefferson
Words of Wisdom To Give You Joy in What You Do
231. “Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.” — Gautama Buddha
232. “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero
233. “Control your destiny or somebody will.” — Jack Welch
234. “Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength.” — Laozi
235. “We must enhance the light, not fight the darkness.” — A. D. Gordon
236. “Don’t stumble over something behind you.” — Seneca the Younger
237. “It’s less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.” — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
238. “To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain.” — Paulo Coelho
239. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” — Seneca the Younger
240. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” — Zig Ziglar
Words of Wisdom to Improve Your Thinking
241. “You’ve heard that it’s wise to learn from experience, but it is wiser to learn from the experience of others.” ― Rick Warren
242. “Self-improvement and success go hand in hand. Taking the steps to make yourself a better and more well-rounded individual will prove to be a wise decision.” ― Frank Long
243. “The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue.” ― Ivan Panin
244. “We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” ― George Bernard Shaw
245. “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.” ― Lao Tzu
246. “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” ― Albert Einstein
247. “Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.” ― Francis Bacon
248. “It is said that wisdom lies not in seeing things, but seeing through things.” ― Manly P. Hall
249. “Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.” ― Sophocles
250. “To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” ― Bertrand Russell
Words of Wisdom To Live In The Moment
251. “Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.” ― Ovid
252. “Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.” ― Hypatia
253. “The more you know the less you need to say.” ― Jim Rohn
254. “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
255. “What you do to-day that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time.” ― Marcus Garvey
256. “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” ― Aristotle
257. “Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.” ― Aristotle
258. “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.” ― Bruce Lee
259. “Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived.” ― Shane Claiborne
260. “It’s never too late to learn.” ― Malcolm Forbes
Words of Wisdom To Sharpen Your Wit
261. “Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.” ― Gautama Buddha
262. “The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.” ― Socrates
263. “Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.” ― Gautama Buddha
264. “The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.” ― Dalai Lama
265. “Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.” ― Gautama Buddha
266. “You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.” ― Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
267. “Never does any pride enter the heart of a man except that his intelligence decreases by the same amount.” ― Muhammad al-Baqir
268. “Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.” ― Plato
269. “Honour may not win power, but it wins respect. And respect earns power.” ― Ishida Mitsunari
270. “When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown.” ― Hugh Prather
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- Self-Improvement and success go hand in hand. Taking the steps to make yourself a better and more well-rounded individual will prove to be a wise decision. Frank Long, A Better You
Success - The wise person feels the pain of one arrow. The unwise feels the pain of two.Kate Carne, Seven Secrets Of Mindfulness
Short Quotes - When looking for wise words, the best ones often come from our elders. Catherine Pulsifer
Age - You’ve heard that it’s wise to learn from experience, but it is wiser to learn from the experience of others. Rick Warren
Experience - We tend to think of great thinkers and innovators as soloists, but the truth is that the greatest innovative thinking doesn’t occur in a vacuum. Innovation results from collaboration. John C. Maxwell
Inspirational Quotes - Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go. Hermann Hesse
Letting Go - But what I’ve discovered over time is that some of the wisest people I know have also been some of the most broken people. James Prescott, Mosaic of Grace
Inspirational Quotes about Life and Struggles - Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear. Paulo Coelho
Time - To make difficult decisions wisely, it helps to have a systematic process for assessing each choice and its consequences – the potential impact on each aspect of your life. Stedman Graham, You Can Make It Happen Every Day
Decision - Each of us experiences defeats in life. We can transform defeat into victory if we learn from life�s whuppings.Les Brown
Defeat - Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! Audrey Hepburn
Possibilities - Pain can change you, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom. Dalai Lama
Wisdom Quotes - To be wise, we must seek Jesus, for we will not find wisdom apart from him. Kim Brenneman, Home Management
Jesus - What you do and say lives on in the hearts and minds of others, to some degree, with a definite result or consequence. Charles F. Stanley
Influence - Reading is one of the most important activities, which helps to educate genius and develop creative abilities.Samuel Greenberg, Think like Einstein, earn like Bill Gates
Genius - Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. George Orwell
Funny Quotes about Life - Faith in God includes faith in God’s timing. Neal A. Maxwell
Faith - If we manage ego wisely, we get the upside it delivers followed by strong returns.Dave Marcum, Egonomics
Ego - Though age stereotyping is usually cruel (the old are forgetful, sad, weak, cranky, unattractive, boring), it can sometimes be kind (the old are wise) or even directed at the young (millennials are snowflakes).Carl Honore, Bolder
Senior - Meditation is about viewing the world with great clarity so you can make wise decisions. It will help you make the appropriate action with regard to things that you have to change. Mia Conrad, Social Anxiety
Action - That is ever the difference between the wise and the unwise: the latter wonders at what are unusual; the wise man wonders at the usual. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Famous Quotes about Life - Attitude, to me, is more important than money. It is more important than the future, the past, education, circumstances, failure, success, it is even more important than what other people think or say.Brad Hanson, Pieces of Wisdom
Attitude - Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. Lord Chesterfield
Short Inspirational Quotes - The legacy you leave is the life you lead. We lead our lives daily, and we leave a legacy daily – not some grand plan, what we do each and every day, all the little decisions, because we never know what impact things will have or when you might have an impact. Jim Kouzes
Life - For me, a sense of prosperity often comes with less rather than more. Lori Hill, 5 Gifts to Give Yourself
Simplcity - Knowledge is the crown of the wise, folly is an inheritance of a fool.Vusi Mxolisi Zitha, The realities of life
Smart - The nature of life is such that the fool does not always fail, nor is the wise man always successful.Janice Manning, Marshall Masters, The Kolbrin Bible
Successful - The wise always speak of what, with exactitude, cannot be put into words. Therefore, it is necessary to have ears and subtleness to hear these wordsMari� Corb�, Principles of an Epistemology of Values
Philosophy - By three things the wise person may be known. What three? He sees a shortcoming as it is. When he sees it, he tries to correct it.And when another acknowledges a shortcoming, the wise one forgives it as he should. Buddha
Forgiveness - Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. Confucius
Change - It is far better to give work that is above a person, than to educate the person to be above their work.John Ruskin
Work - A very wise woman, Eleanor Roosevelt, famously once said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Truly dwell on the wisdom of that philosophical statement for a moment.Ian Tuhovsky, Natural Confidence Training
Famous - Do not be wise in words be wise in deeds. Jewish Proverb
Actions Speak Louder Than Words Quotes - A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. Albert Einstein
Problem - The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. Paulo Coelho
Meaninful - Thus, a wise individual is the one who learns to see positive even in unfavorable events and unanticipated behavior of people. Lindsay J. Hallie, Happiness
Positive - A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. Bruce Lee
Question - Big-picture thinkers are comfortable with ambiguity. They don’t try to force every observation or piece of data into pre-formulated mental cubby holes. John C. Maxwell
Comfort Zone - A significant part of showing respect is simply listening. We offer our presence and open ears – listening to the hidden hurts and heartaches, the deepest dreams and desires of one another. Rick Warren
Respect - . . . just because we feel a certain way doesn’t make that feeling a fact. It only means that we feel that way. We must learn to press past our feelings. Joyce Meyer
Feeling - People who are generous are constantly giving things away: courage, money, introductions – whatever is needed. Look around today and see what you have in abundance that others might be lacking. David Jeremiah
Generosity - The hardnesses of our experiences, which seem to us to be more than we can possibly endure, make the very school of life for us in which we learn our best lessons and grow into whatever beauty and Christlikeness of character we attain. Al Bryant
Quotes on Life Lessons - A word from the wise – from those who have had experience in life – is far more valuable than many realize. If we are wise we will take it and make use of it, thus saving ourselves much time and grief. Dorothea S. Kopplin
Example - Which way you choose to see your life in the future depends on your attitude today. Amy E. Dean
Future - We never have more than we can bear. The present hour we are always able to endure. H. E. Manning
Challenge - I not only use all the brains that I have but all that I can borrow. Woodrow Wilson
Funny - When you are in conversation with other people, choose your words wisely. Your words have great power and you should be aware of this. Daniel Smith, Banned Subconscious Mind Secrets
Communication - The wise lack for nothing. The foolish, meanwhile, cannot make good use of anything. Camille Alice, A Book of Grace-Filled Days
Good - Earth has no balm that can cure the loneliness of the human spirit. Billy Graham
Daily Inspiration - When faced with a crisis, winners not only work on resolving it, but try to find something beneficial in the situation. In the midst of chaos, they manage to discover that fine vein of positive thinking that can lead to new chances for success. Dr. Irene C. Kassorla
Winning - While it is impossible to forget the past, it is necessary that we leave the past where it was. We are not the same people that we was then. Quirky Grandma, Love the Person You See in the Mirror!
Be Yourself - Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one. Lord Chesterfield
Learning - You are a citizen of the world, and when you stop the labeling process you will begin to see God in every garden, every forest, every home, every creature, and every person, and inner peace will be your reward. Wayne W. Dyer
God - Remember that the habits you are trying to alter developed for a reason. If you continue to drift back into them, take some time to examine the circumstances. Henry Lee, Habit Master
Habit - Sometimes, arguments end simply by accepting that you don’t agree with the other party. Instead of trying to sway the other person to agree with you, you just have to accept your differences. James Christiansen, How To Control Anger
Best Motivational Quotes - In simple manners all the secret lies. Be kind and virtuous, you’ll be blest and wise. Benjamin Franklin
Blessed - Don’t aspire to be in these shoes. Walk in your own. Everyone’s unique, and that’s what makes people exciting to watch. . . savor what you are and not what everyone else wants you to be. Sandra Bullock
Words of Encouragement - Just because you are given free will to expose yourself, it is not acceptable to step on someone else’s reputation, brag about what you achieved and/ or speak sarcastically toward others. Faith Starr, Stop Self-Sabotaging and Shift your Paradigm to Success
Gossip - Life often teaches us through our wrong turns and missed possibilities. Anne Wilson Schaef
Teacher - A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise. Buddha
Inner Peace - The wisest man is he who does not believe he is wise. Proverb
Believe - While planning for the future is a worthy endeavour, you have to also enjoy the moment and cultivate the of deciding when to toggle between present and future from the experiences of the past. Brian Maddox, The Reframe
Encouraging - By the way, you want to live your life in such a way that the friend(s) you turn to know that you would do the same for them, if the situation were reversed! Wally Amos
Friend - The wisest mind has something yet to learn. George Santayana
Positive Life Quotes - The greatest chapters in history always begin with risk, and the same is true with the chapters of your life. Mark Batterson
Quotes about Taking Risks - Sadly, we are too often a destination-obsessed people. We are so motivated by accomplishment that it’s almost impossible for us to have a context for life outside of what we get done. Brian Hardin
Motivational - A man doesn’t begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes he is no longer indispensable. Richard E. Byrd
Monday Motivation
- A thoughtful person said (so I have read)
It isn’t easy to apologize,
It isn’t easy when all hope has fled
To keep on going, but it’s very wise.
Wilhelmina Stitch, Difficult To Do
Motivational Poems - The ability to communicate fluidly and effectively is more than just a skill that one develops over time. It is a combination of skill, and wisdom, and the ability to connect to the perception of another that will allow them to see things the way you do and follow along with your will. Gerald Campbell, The 8 Laws of Communication
Daily Motivation - Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. Truman Capote
Failure - A kind person is very wise, because they – consciously or unconsciously – have realised what it is all about: that what we do to our fellows, we also do to ourselves. Stefan Einhorn, The Art of Being Kind
Kindness - A good friend is precious, even more precious is a wise good friend. V. Ashiedu, Bible Verses on Friendship
Best Friend Poems - No matter how bad we might think the world is, in my experience the vast majority of us want to rub along with our fellow men and very often buried beneath a gruff exterior, there is a generous sprit waiting to be revealed. Tony Clark
Change The World - We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do. Mother Teresa
Smile - When you’re dealing with people who are offensive and irritating, you need to look past their behavior to their pain. When people are hurting others, it’s because they’re hurting on the inside Rick Warren
Hurt - The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. Buddha
Inspirational Thoughts - Life is like the ocean, it goes up and down. Vanessa Paradis
Ocean - We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment. Margaret Mead
Quotes to Live By - The wise does at once what the fool does at last. Baltasar Gracian
Procrastination - Trust the path, trust your self, and ultimately follow your inner voice over the chatter of external rationalisings.John Francis King, Wise Guy and Other Fables
Intuition - The rule of reflection states that the river you perceive is a reflection of who you are.Lynn Marie Sager, A River Worth Riding
Intuition - Eating better starts long before you lift a fork.Thomas Keller, Guy Gourmet
Food - The rule of reflection states that the river you perceive is a reflection of who you are.Lynn Marie Sager, A River Worth Riding
Reflection - Walking away is not always easy, and it always hurt, especially from the person that you loved the most.Shaquita M (QuitaBelle) Howard, Touching the Broken:
Walk Away - In everything a prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.Old Proverb
Fool and April Fools Quotes - A man without dignity is a man without hope.Andreas Chrysaphēs, Andartes
Dignity Quotes - The heart can create troubles for the head�the heart knows nothing of logic.Osho, Intuition
Deep - Good manners are treasured even in today�s world, and will never go out of style.Neil Schreiber, How To Be A Gentleman
Love Quotes For Her - Wise men are the better for one another.Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Sir Roger L’Estrange, Seneca’s Morals, by Way of Abstract
Philosophy - Using pride wisely requires a solid grasp of when and why it can go wrong.David DeSteno, emotional success
Pride - Introverts are wise and stable. Extroverts will hop from train to train without caring for the consequences.Ail Rigor Wrot, Rainbow child & Bumblebees
Introvert - Some people are so poor, all they have is money. Jack Kerouac
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“Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied.”
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“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”
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Ernest Hemingway
“I think, that if the world were a bit more like ComicCon, it would be a better place.”
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Matt Smith
“Quit being so hard on yourself. We are what we are; we love what we love. We don’t need to justify it to anyone… not even to ourselves.”
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Scott Lynch,
The Republic of Thieves
“Voice is not just the sound that comes from your throat, but the feelings that come from your words.”
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Jennifer Donnelly,
A Northern Light
“There isn’t any questioning the fact that some people enter your life, at the exact point of need, want or desire — it’s sometimes a coincendence and most times fate, but whatever it is, I am certain it came to make me smile.”
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Nikki Rowe
“look for a long time at what pleases you, and longer still at what pains you…”
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Colette
“Socrates: Have you noticed on our journey how often the citizens of this new land remind each other it is a free country?
Plato: I have, and think it odd they do this.
Socrates: How so, Plato?
Plato: It is like reminding a baker he is a baker, or a sculptor he is a
sculptor.
Socrates: You mean to say if someone is convinced of their trade, they have
no need to be reminded.
Plato: That is correct.
Socrates: I agree. If these citizens were convinced of their freedom, they would not need reminders.”
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E.A. Bucchianeri,
Brushstrokes of a Gadfly,
“The worst part of being okay is that okay is far from happy.”
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Anna Todd
“Healing is more about accepting the pain and finding a way to peacefully co-exist with it. In the sea of life, pain is a tide that will ebb and weave, continually.
We need to learn how to let it wash over us, without drowning in it. Our life doesn’t have to end where the pain begins, but rather, it is where we start to mend.”
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Jaeda DeWalt
“Success in life is not for those who run fast, but for those who keep running and always on the move.”
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Bangambiki Habyarimana,
Pearls Of Eternity
“Take care of your words and the words will take care of you.”
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Amit Ray
“The only way to get what you want is to make them more afraid of you than they are of each other.”
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Cinda Williams Chima,
The Crimson Crown
“There is something incredibly beautiful about a woman, who knows herself, she can’t break, she just falls but in every fall she rises, past who she was before.”
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Nikki Rowe
“Oh darling, your only too wild, to those whom are to tame, don’t let opinions change you.”
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Nikki Rowe
“You push the TRUTH off a cliff, but it will always fly. You can submerge the TRUTH under water, but it will not drown. You can place the TRUTH in the fire, but it will survive. You can bury the TRUTH beneath the ground, but it will arise. TRUTH always prevails!”
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Amaka Imani Nkosazana,
Heart Crush
“Your life is a movie. You are the main character. You say your scripts and act to your lines. Of course you do your lines in each scene. There is a hidden camera and a director who you can ask for help anytime up above.”
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Happy Positivity
“If I disagree with you sometimes, it’s because I have a mind of my own.”
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Emma Paul
“I ain’t a lover, but I want to love all your crazy imperfections,
I ain’t a diver, but I want to dive into your deep warm emotions,
I ain’t a reader, but I want to read messages send by your eyes,
I ain’t a skylark, but I want to sing for your mesmerizing smile,
I ain’t a gardener, but I want to plant seeds of ecstasy in your heart,
I ain’t a writer, but I want to write about how special you’re.”
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Hareem Ch,
Breaking a Pledge
“It’s good to see the snakes revealing themselves. They weren’t actually hidden at all. People hide behind the masks, but eventually you see them for who they truly are.”
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Amaka Imani Nkosazana,
Heart Crush
“We all have thorns in our flesh. All of us. Love is when we stay and help someone pluck out their thorns one-by-one and they do the same for us. Love is also when we pluck the thorns out of our own flesh, one-by-one. But today, the world teaches us that we shouldn’t even see those thorns, that we should only see the petals. As a result, we don’t know how to love ourselves and we don’t know how to love others. Stay with the darkness, and bring that darkness into the light. It’s there, look at it.”
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C. JoyBell C.
“Yes, a person can accept your apology and forgive you for what you’ve said, but they will never forget how you made them feel at that very moment. Words can stick in a person’s mind, heart, and spirit long after the words have been spoken. Don’t be in denial; words have GREAT power. Be wise when you speak!”
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Stephanie Lahart
“The trick to saying the word cock, is to do it like you have one in your mouth.”
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Geoffrey Knight
“Caution not spirit, let it roam wild; for in that natural state dance embraces divine frequency.”
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Shah Asad Rizvi
“In leadership, life and all things it’s far wiser to judge people by their deeds than their speech — their track record rather than their talk” – Rasheed Ogunlaru”
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Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Life is an affair of mystery; shared with companions of music, dance and poetry.”
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Shah Asad Rizvi
“Through synergy of intellect, artistry and grace came into existence the blessing of a dancer.”
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Shah Asad Rizvi
“The saddest thing you can do as a human is to discuss one person with another for the sake of it. The unkindest thing you can do to a human is to tarnish their reputation in front of others just to make yourself look good. An unfortunate thing that you can do to a person is to be unapologetically direct and not understand their side. However, the WORST thing you can do is to slip in ‘little’ white lies just to save yourself from confrontations & emotional conversations.
Complain about each other to each other.
Have your freedom … G E N T L Y.
Discuss your mind – politely.”
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Sijdah Hussain,
Red Sugar, No More
“Keep Reading.
Keep Writing.
Keep Pushing yourself!
And never stop learning!
We writerly types have to stick together mostly because everybody else thinks we’re «weird».”
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Darynda Jones,
The Curse of Tenth Grave
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words of wisdom
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In the depths of despair, such words of wisdom give you hope, and a new perspective of life.
В глубинах отчаяния, такого слова мудрости дать вам надежду, и новую перспективу жизни.
It was about another decade before it really sunk in and I remembered those words of wisdom.
Прошло еще около десятилетия, прежде чем оно действительно впиталось, и я вспомнил эти слова мудрости.
Hearing these words of wisdom, the five fingers realised their mistake and bent their head in shame.
Услышав эти мудрые слова, пять пальцев поняли свою ошибку и стыдливо склонили головы.
It’s an honor to take in his words of wisdom.
All of us can learn from these words of wisdom.
Каждый из нас, конечно же, сможет извлечь свои уроки из этих слов мудрости.
There are no simple answers, no profound words of wisdom to impart here.
Здесь нет простых ответов, нет глубоких слов мудрости, чтобы передать.
Despite his quirks, he is a competent teacher and offers words of wisdom and advice to his students.
Несмотря на свои причуды, он компетентный учитель, предлагает слова мудрости и советы своим ученикам.
They eat the future fruit… and then they bring back words of wisdom.
Они едят фрукт будущего… и приносят обратно слова мудрости.
Terrifying, disturbing, unmedicated words of wisdom.
Ужасающие, обескураживающие, чистые, мудрые слова.
And I will expect one in return for the… words of wisdom I dole out.
И буду ждать одного в награду за… мои скромные слова мудрости.
Every day, I remember some of his many words of wisdom.
Минуло немало времени, но я помню многие его мудрые слова.
You know, words of wisdom and whatnot.
Their words of wisdom may also motivate others to set goals, embrace failure and learn from their mistakes.
Их слова мудрости могут также мотивировать других на то, чтобы ставить цели, обманывать и учиться на своих ошибках.
His words of wisdom inspire minds, open hearts, and motivate people into action.
Его слова мудрости воодушевляют умы, открывают сердца и дают людям мотивацию к действию.
I have no words of wisdom for them.
I hope that we all will learn from their words of wisdom.
Каждый из нас, конечно же, сможет извлечь свои уроки из этих слов мудрости.
Such are the words of wisdom that have been taken to…
We can certainly all learn from his words of wisdom.
Каждый из нас, конечно же, сможет извлечь свои уроки из этих слов мудрости.
And finally, leave the readers with some words of wisdom.
И в завершении скажи, пожалуйста, нашим читателям какие-нибудь слова мудрости.
Never forget these words of wisdom.
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