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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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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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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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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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Do you consider yourself wise? What are your favorite words of wisdom? And remember: words can transform your life, if you find the right ones.

In life, we constantly seek new sources of wisdom in order to help us understand this journey a little bit better. Life may not always give you what you want, but it always gives you what you need, and quotes from famous philosophers, musicians, and authors can provide you with the understanding that you seek. While the truest wisdom comes from within ourselves, sometimes you just need a little inspiration and knowledge from others.

Life can seem impossible to understand at times – after all, we all just sort of showed up here and have to learn as we go along. We may not ever have all the answers, but we can at least try to gain as much wisdom as possible during our time here. Contemplation and quiet introspection can offer a great deal of insight about life, and even though we may not ever totally understand our purpose or place here on Earth, we can all benefit from the knowledge shared below.

We have gathered some of what we believe to be the wisest quotes out there, so that you may continue to learn and grow each and every day you spend here on Earth. Keep in mind, we couldn’t possibly fit all our favorite quotes into this article, but the following contain great wisdom and perspective about life, love, happiness, and more.

Here are 100 of the wisest quotes of all time:

1. “If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” -Bruce Lee

2. “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow”. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. ‘Buddha was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” He replied, “Nothing!” However, Buddha said, let me tell you what I lost:Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, Fear of Old, Age and Death.”‘

4. “The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” – Alexandra K. Trenfor

5. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” –  Plato

6. “Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs

7. “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

8. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

9. “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell

10. Man: ‘I want happiness’
Buddha: First remove”I”,this is ego. Then remove “Want”, this is desire. Finally all that remains is “happiness.”

11. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein

12. “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung

13. “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

14. “Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one” – Bruce Lee

15. “Never let school interfere with your education.” – Mark Twain

16. “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” – Rumi

17. “It is no measure of good health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

18. “The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.” – Maya Angelou

19. “Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.” – Morticia Addams

20. “The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before your death.” – Osho

21. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” –  Lao Tzu

22. “He who controls others may be powerful but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.” –  Lao Tzu

23. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Harold Whitman

24. “You have enemies? Good; that means you have stood up for something, sometime in your life.” – Winston Churchill

25. “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde

26. “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them” – Albert Einstein

27. “Loneliness is and will always be the most abundant source of human experience.” – Swami Vivekanand

28. “You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.” – J.K. Rowling

29. “The beautiful thing about fear is that when you run to it, it runs away.” – Robin Sharma

30. “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.” – Christopher McCandless

31. “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon

32. “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

33. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi

34. “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

35. “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” – Henry van Dyke

36. “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen Covey

37. “Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder.” – Henry David Thoreau

38. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” – Wayne Gretzky

39. “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle

40. “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle

41. “Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.” – Ellen Goodman

42. “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” – Socrates

43. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

44. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

45. “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” – Walt Disney Company, Mulan

46. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

47. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anaïs Nin

48. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” – Gautama Buddha

49. “The past has no power over the present moment.” – Eckhart Tolle

50. “The truth is, everyone’s going to hurt you. You’ve just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” – Bob Marley

51. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou

52. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

53. “A man who conquers himself is greater than one who conquers a thousand men in battle”. – Buddha

54. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

55. “If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” – Ancient Chinese Proverb

56. “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” — Mahatma Gandhi

57. “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.” — Mahatma Gandhi

58. “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.” – Carl Jung

59. “People are unrealistic, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.” – Mother Teresa

60. “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” – Mother Teresa

61. “Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.” – Benjamin Franklin

62. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi

63. “Never be bullied into silence, never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, define yourself.” – Robert Frost

64. “You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” – Wayne Dyer

65. “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.” – Confucius

66. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

67. “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – JK Rowling

68. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

69. “Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.” – Eckhart Tolle

70. “You yourself are the eternal energy of the Universe. You didn’t come into this world, you came out of it. Like a wave from the ocean.” – Alan Watts

71. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T. S. Eliot

72. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien

73. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous

74. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain

75. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost

76. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

77. “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” – Wayne Dyer

78. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.”— Albert Einstein

79. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

80. “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

81. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

82. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” ~ Steve Jobs

83. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

84. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

85. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln

86. “Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” Lou Holtz

87. “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

88. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden

89. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss

90. “We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn’t. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing.”  ? Charles Bukowski

91. “Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings, and emotions.” – Will Smith

92. “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – Buddha

93. “Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change. Kiss slowly, play hard, love deeply, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, and have no regrets. Life is too short to be anything but happy.” – Unknown

94. “Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” – Mark Twain

95. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?” –  Marianne Williamson

96. “Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

97. “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

98. “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius…” – Steve Jobs

99. “Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” – Brené Brown

100. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Wisdom is a great source of power. It’s through others’ stories of failure and success that we learn the most. It’s through their experiences of things we have yet to witness that feeds us the knowledge we need to fly high, to build upon what we already know.

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There is little in life that a wise mind can’t conquer. And it’s the sage-like guidance that inspires us to make our life that much better.

Here are 19 insightful quotes from people who lived exceptional lives.

1. Be confident in yourself.

“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

2. Always be looking forward.

“You can never plan the future by the past.” —Edmund Burke

3. Live a life of purpose.

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

4. Be brave. Be bold.

“Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.” —Dalai Lama

5. Use your time wisely.

“Lost time is never found again.” —Benjamin Franklin

6. Value yourself for who you are.

“He that respects himself is safe from others.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

7. Hone your skills.

“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

8. Keep your head up.

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” —Robert Frost

9. Learn to speak well and listen better.

“It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

10. Have fun. You’ll accomplish more.

“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.” —Elbert Hubbard

11. Build genuine connections.

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” —Nelson Mandela

12. Give more than you take.

“Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.” —C. S. Lewis

13. Seek your purpose.

“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.” —John D. Rockefeller

14. Pique your curiosity.

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” —Mark Twain

15. Search for more meaning.

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” —Aristotle

16. Unleash your personal momentum.

“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt

17. Focus on the future.

“When a thing is done, it’s done. Don’t look back. Look forward to your next objective.” —George C. Marshall

18. Excel in your own way.

“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” —Henry Van Dyke

19. Don’t forget to live.

“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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Sometimes in life, words of wisdom have a way of sinking into your brain and changing your life for the better.

Words of wisdom are helpful to anyone looking to get inspired through words that are as powerful as they are meaningful.

Let us know your favorite words of wisdom quotes in the comment section below.

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According to a study by the University of California, Berkeley, people regularly exposed to words of wisdom had higher levels of life satisfaction and well-being.

This suggests that wise sayings and quotes can positively impact our mental health and happiness.

What are the benefits of reading these words of wisdom?

Learning from others can be a great way to realize our dreams and avoid making common mistakes.

These impactful words of wisdom will:

• Inspire you to dig deeper
• Increase your sense of purpose
• Help you learn to cope with challenges

Inspirational quotes play a meaningful role in helping us realize our potential.

We’re counting down the ten most motivational wisdom quotes for students and workers.

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Words of wisdom to bring out the best in you

In a survey conducted by the National Endowment for Financial Education, 9 out of 10 Americans agreed that there is a strong connection between financial well-being and having access to financial advice and words of wisdom.

This indicates that wise words can help individuals make smart financial decisions.

1. “The best way out is always through.”- Robert Frost

When caught up in an unseemly situation, we usually look for the easy way out. And unfortunately, procrastination is the natural response. This quote serves us with a reminder that perhaps the best route is going “through” the problem, rather than around it. As a result, you find that good things begin to happen when you cease to delay and beat about the bush and take matters into your hand to resolve it.

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2. Carpe Diem – Latin Proverb

Coined in 23 BC by Horace, the term is derived from a poem in the Odes (book 1, number 11), and means “Seize the moment”. The Latin term over the years has evolved into the most quoted Latin phrase because of its implications to capture life’s opportunity and live life to the fullest!

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3. “Always Do What You Are Afraid To Do” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

In each of our lives, there is this one person – if not ourselves – who holds us back in accomplishing our dreams. What better feeling to prove that every person is wrong by conquering your worst fears and doubts.

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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

A survey conducted by the American Psychological Association found that 71% of respondents reported feeling significant levels of stress.

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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.

Incorporating motivational quotes into daily routines could help improve overall happiness and mental health.

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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A high school teacher gave his senior students his personal list of wisest words. You may not agree to some of them. But many of them on this list make a lot of sense.

1. There are plenty of ways to enter a pool. The stairs is not one of them.

2. Never cancel dinner plans by text message.

3. Don’t knock it ‘til you try it.

4. If a street performer makes you stop walking, you owe him a buck.

5. Always use ‘we’ when referring to your home team or your government.

6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.

7. Don’t underestimate free throws in a game of ‘horse’.

8. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

9. Don’t dumb it down.

10. You only get one chance to notice a new haircut.

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11. If you’re staying more than one night, unpack.

12. Never park in front of a bar.

13. Expect the seat in front of you to recline. Prepare accordingly.

14. Keep a picture of your first fish, first car, and first boy/girlfriend.

15. Hold your heroes to a high standard.

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16. A suntan is earned, not bought.

17. Never lie to your doctor.

18. All guns are loaded.

19. Don’t mention sunburns. Believe me, they know.

20. The best way to show thanks is to wear it. Even if it’s only once.

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21. Take a vacation of your cell phone, internet, and TV once a year.

22. Don’t fill up on bread, no matter how good.

23. A handshake beats an autograph.

24. Don’t linger in the doorway. In or out.

25. If you choose to go in drag, don’t sell yourself short.

26. If you want to know what makes you unique, sit for a caricature.

27. Never get your hair cut the day of a special event.

28. Be mindful of what comes between you and the Earth. Always buy good shoes, tires, and sheets.

29. Never eat lunch at your desk if you can avoid it.

30. When you’re with new friends, don’t just talk about old friends.

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31. Eat lunch with the new kids.

32. When traveling, keep your wits about you.

33. It’s never too late for an apology.

34. Don’t pose with booze.

35. If you have the right of way, take it.

36. You don’t get to choose your own nickname.

37. When you marry someone, remember you marry their entire family.

38. Never push someone off a dock.

39. Under no circumstances should you ask a woman if she’s pregnant.

40. It’s not enough to be proud of your ancestry; live up to it.

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41. Don’t make a scene.

42. When giving a thank you speech, short and sweet is best.

43. Know when to ignore the camera.

44. Never gloat.

45. Invest in good luggage.

46. Make time for your mom on your birthday. It’s her special day, too.

47. When opening presents, no one likes a good guesser.

48. Sympathy is a crutch, never fake a limp.

49. Give credit. Take blame.

50. Suck it up every now and again.

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51. Never be the last one in the pool.

52. Don’t stare.

53. Address everyone that carries a firearm professionally.

54. Stand up to bullies. You’ll only have to do it once.

55. If you’ve made your point, stop talking.

56. Admit it when you’re wrong.

57. If you offer to help don’t quit until the job is done.

58. Look people in the eye when you thank them.

59. Thank the bus driver.

60. Never answer the phone at the dinner table.

61. Forgive yourself for your mistakes.

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62. Know at least one good joke.

63. Don’t boo. Even the ref is somebody’s son.

64. Know how to cook one good meal.

65. Learn to drive a stick shift.

66. Be cool to younger kids. Reputations are built over a lifetime.

67. It’s okay to go to the movies by yourself.

68. Dance with your mother/father.

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69. Don’t lose your cool. Especially at work.

70. Always thank the host.

71. If you don’t understand, ask before it’s too late.

72. Know the size of your boy/girlfriend’s clothes.

73. There is nothing wrong with a plain t-shirt.

74. Be a good listener. Don’t just wait for your turn to talk.

75. Keep your word.

76. In college, always sit in the front. You’ll stand out immediately.

77. Carry your mother’s bags. She carried you for nine months.

78. Be patient with airport security. They’re just doing their jobs.

79. Don’t be the talker in a movie.

80. The opposite gender likes people who shower.

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81. You are what you do, not what you say.

82. Learn to change a tire.

83. Be kind. Everyone has a hard fight ahead of them.

84. An hour with grandparents is time well spent. Ask for advice when you need it.

85. Don’t litter.

86. If you have a sister, get to know her boyfriend. Your opinion is important.

87. You won’t always be the strongest or the fastest. But you can be the toughest.

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88. Never call someone before 9am or after 9pm.

89. Buy the orange properties in Monopoly.

90. Make the little things count.

91. Always wear a bra at work.

92. There is a fine line between looking sultry and slutty. Find it.

93. You’re never too old to need your mom.

94. Ladies, if you make the decision to wear heels on the first date, commit to keeping them on and keeping your trap shut about how much your feet kill.

95. Know the words to your national anthem.

96. Your dance moves might not be the best, but I promise making a fool of yourself is more fun then sitting on the bench alone.

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97. Smile at strangers.

98. Make goals.

99. Being old is not dictated by your bedtime.

100. If you have to fight, punch first and punch hard.

 
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