Wise word and quotes

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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1. “The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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2. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi

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3. “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”  ― Gautama Buddha

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4. “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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5. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

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6. “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” – Oprah Winfrey

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7. “God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” – Voltaire

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

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

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10. “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam

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11. “Sometimes it’s not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don’t mean.” ― Bob Dylan

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12. “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.” ― Gautama Buddha

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13. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

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14. “Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.” ―Rumi

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15. “Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.” ―Irving Berlin

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16. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” ― Plato

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17. “People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

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18. “On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows. In every rill a sweet instruction flows.” – Edward Young

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19. “It’s not the load that weighs you down, it’s how you carry it.” – C.S. Lewis

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20. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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21. “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” – Thomas Jefferson

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22. “Wise men make more opportunities than they find.” – Francis Bacon

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

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

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25. “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Soren Kierkegaard

26. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

27. “Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.” – Rebecca West

28. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” – Elbert Hubbard

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

30. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Soren Kierkegaard

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According to a study by the University of Warwick, reading for just six minutes can reduce stress levels by up to 68%.

This statistic highlights how wise sayings, quotes, and phrases about life can be powerful tools for relaxation and reducing stress.

31. “If others tell us something we make assumptions, and if they don’t tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and to replace the need to communicate. Even if we hear something and we don’t understand we make assumptions about what it means and then believe the assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don’t have the courage to ask questions.” ― Miguel Ruiz

The only thing worse than making assumptions is to believe them.

32. “Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.”―Paulo Coelho

33. “I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I’m actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.” – Drew Barrymore

34. “You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.” – The Notebook

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35. “I’ve come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy. ” ― Anthony Robbins

Don’t let your pain stay as pain. Get something from it. Let your pain push you towards growth.

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If we’re lucky enough to have parents, mentors and advisors, then we have heard plenty of wise sayings and quotes about life.

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Life’s wisdom can often miss us because life moves so fast, that we have to practice standing still.

In many cultures and religions across the world, gaining wisdom is the ultimate goal.

Wisdom is seen as the highest form of understanding, which can lead you towards enlightenment.

Something I’ve learned in life is that my favorite quotes and sayings can often become principles to live by.

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36. “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”  ― Dalai Lama XIV
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37. “No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.” ― Haruki Murakami

38. “Man is a mystery. It needs to be unravelled, and if you spend your whole life unravelling it, don’t say that you’ve wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Everything you do and have done has gotten you closer to who you really are and who you aspire to be. So in essence, even if you disagree with what you have done, it was never time wasted.

39. “Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” – Denis Waitley

40. “A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own.” – Latin Proverb

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A study by the University of Arizona found that reading literary fiction can increase empathy and emotional intelligence.

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41. “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.” – Al Franken

42. “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.” ― Gautama Buddha

Words only go so far, we must live our message. Our true wisdom is displayed through our actions.

43. “The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.” – William Hazlitt
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44. “People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” – Harper Lee

45. “To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big.” – Unknown

46. “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mahatma Gandhi

47. “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Albert Einstein

48. “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ― Gautama Buddha

Before you pour your love into someone else, fill yourself up first.

49. “We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.” ― Alan Wilson Watts

Let’s be mindful of what we identify with and hold on to. Many times we think, “That’s just who I am, that just what I think…” But the truth is, many things we think and desire are not our own. Since our childhood, we’ve been looking for attention and acceptance and most of the time that came from ‘following directions’. Take some time to think about how you think.

50. “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

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51. “In order to be happy oneself, it is necessary to make at least one other person happy.”– Theodor Reik

52. “Everyone in life is gonna hurt you; you just have to figure out which people are worth the pain.” – Erica Baican

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53. “A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.” – Thomas Carlyle

54. “Forgiveness is the final form of love.” – Reinhold Niebuhr

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

​56. “No one ever finds life worth living – one has to make it worth living.” – Winston Churchill

57. “Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”– Les Brown

​58. “An unexamined life is not worth living.”– Socrates

59. “Life is much more fun if you live it in the spirit of play and collaboration, working with instead of against others.” – Wally Amos

​60. “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”– Vince Lombardi

61. “You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” – Mary Tyler Moore

62. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

63. “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” ​– Eleanor Roosevelt
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64. “I am not what happened to me; I am what I choose to become.”– C.G. Jung

65. “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”– Stephen Chbosky

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According to a report by the World Health Organization, depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is projected to become the leading burden of disease by 2030.

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66. “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
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67. “Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.” – Matt Cameron

68. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

69. “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt

70. “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” – Henry Ford

71. “Life is a question and how we live it is our answer.” – Gary Keller

72. “Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.” – Dale Carnegie

73. “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” – Andre Gide

74. “Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.” – Les Brown

75. “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.” – Jack London

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

77. “Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear.” – Paulo Coelho

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

79. “Each of us experiences defeats in life. We can transform defeat into victory if we learn from life’s whippings.” – Les Brown

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

81. “If we manage ego wisely, we get the upside it delivers followed by strong returns.” – Dave Marcum

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

83. “Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so.” – Lord Chesterfield

84. “There are three constants in life…change, choice and principles.” – Stephen Covey

85. “…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

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A study by the University of Exeter found that engaging with nature, including viewing natural images or spending time in green spaces, can improve well-being and reduce stress.

Wise sayings about life that reference nature or encourage readers to connect with the natural world could be particularly impactful in promoting positive emotions and reducing anxiety.

86. “The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard but must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

87. “I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.”– Harold Kushner

88. “There is no life as complete as the life that is lived by choice.” – Shad Helmstetter

89. “Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” – Rose Kennedy

90. “Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”– Vivian Komori

91. “Life is short, and truth works far and lives long: let us then speak the truth.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

92. “All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.”– Ming-Dao Deng

93. “Don’t search for the meaning of life. Simply be present for the people you love.” – Maxime Lagacé

94. “Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience, and being persistent.” – Billy Graham
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95. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius

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According to research by the University of California, Berkeley, practicing gratitude can improve overall well-being, boost mood, and decrease symptoms of depression.

Sharing wise sayings about life that promote gratitude can encourage readers to adopt a more positive outlook on life.

96. “Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure – they can be turned into wisdom.” – Cat Cora

97. “Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”— Benjamin Disraeli

98. “Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.” – Thomas J. Watson

99. “When we are in love we seem to ourselves quite different from what we were before.”— Blaise Pascal

100. “Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.” – Henri Bergson

101. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”– Florence Nightingale

102. “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can let alone.” – Henry David Thoreau

103. “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”– Abraham Lincoln

104. “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.”— Eleanor Roosevelt

105. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”– Richard Branson

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A study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology found that people who regularly practice positive affirmations experience increased self-esteem and reduced symptoms of anxiety.

Wise sayings about life can serve as powerful positive affirmations, reminding readers of their worth and inspiring them to live their best lives.

106. “Life isn’t complicated if you don’t break your concentration on your true vision.” – Robert Randle

107. “Wake up to realities! Real life is all about real things!”― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

108. “Life is like a roller coaster / you will have your ups and your downs / you just need to get over it.” – Angelina Sabia

109. “Be smart, not impulsive!”― Bohdi Sanders

110. “Life is too short to be little. You must enlarge your imagination and then act on it.” – Benjamin Disraeli

111. “It’s easier to be wise for others than for yourself.”― R.J. Lawrence

112. “Life is a lively process of becoming.” – Douglas Macarthur

113. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia
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114. “If you do not have control over your mouth, you will not have control over your future.”― Germany Kent

115. “The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”– Albert Ellis

Wise sayings to elevate your thoughts

A study by the University of Texas at Austin found that reading literature can improve empathy and social perception skills, making individuals better able to connect with others and understand different perspectives.

Wise sayings about life can serve as a form of literature, helping readers develop their empathy skills and connect with others on a deeper level.

116. “Life is given to us / we earn it by giving it.” – Rabindranath Tagore

117. “Never let anyone put you in chains.”― Abhijit Naskar

118. “Life is a divine adventure.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

119. “A wise person says well what he or she thinks, but is wary of himself or herself and what he or she says.”― Lamine Pearlheart

120. “Every life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.” – Condoleezza Rice

121. “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” – Scott Hamilton

122. “If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear.”― E.A. Bucchianeri

123. “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.”– Friedrich Nietzsche

124. “The circumstances surrounding your birth is not as important as the opportunity to live life.”― Lailah Gifty Akita

125. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”– William Shakespeare

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126. “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”― J.K. Rowling

127. “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

128. “Laughter is poison to fear.”― George R.R. Martin

129. “I believe in only one thing, the power of human will.”― Joseph Stalin

130. “Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!”― Karl Lagerfeld

131. “Be beautiful if you can, wise if you want to, but be respected – that is essential.”― Anna Gould

132. “I don’t fancy colors of the face, I’m always attracted to colors of the brain.”― Michael Bassey Johnson

133. “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

134. “Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence.”― Jodi Picoult

135. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn

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Wise sayings and words of advice

136. “Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.”― Roy T. Bennett

137. “Don’t do anything that you wouldn’t feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day.”― Joel Osteen

138. “Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied.”― Roy T. Bennett

139. “No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don’t have.”― Michael Bassey Johnson

140. “Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.”― Horace

141. “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

142. “The wisest men follow their own direction.”― Euripides

143. “True beauty is measured by the number of pearls within you, not those around your neck.”― Suzy Kassem

144. “Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.”― Helen Keller

145. “Advantages never come free. You have to create it the way you want it!”― Ashish Patel

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Positive and wise sayings

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

147. “In order to write about life first you must live it.”– Ernest Hemingway

148. “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” – Seneca

149. “The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.”– Henry Ford

150. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates

151. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey

152. “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” – Marcus Aurelius

153. “I like criticism. It makes you strong.” — LeBron James

154. “Happiness and freedom begin with one principle. Some things are within your control and some are not.” – Epictetus

155. “Life is a flower of which love is the honey.” — Victor Hugo

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156. “Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top.” – Maxime Lagacé

157. “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” – Elbert Hubbard

158. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

159. “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” – St. Augustine

160. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale

161. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

162. “Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless.” – Maxime Lagacé

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

164. “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” – Forrest Gump

165. “Keep looking up… that’s the secret of life.” – Snoopy

Wise sayings to make the most out of your life

166. “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” – William James

167. “Which way you choose to see your life in the future depends on your attitude today.” – Amy E. Dean

168. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

169. “We never have more than we can bear. The present hour we are always able to endure.” – H. E. Manning

170. “Each person must live their life as a model for others.” – Rosa Parks

171. “I not only use all the brains that I have but all that I can borrow.” – Woodrow Wilson

172. “Do not be wise in words be wise in deeds.” – Jewish Proverb

173. “In simple manners all the secret lies. Be kind and virtuous, you’ll be blest and wise.” – Benjamin Franklin

174. “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” – Albert Einstein

175. “Life often teaches us through our wrong turns and missed possibilities.” – Anne Wilson Schaef

More wise sayings about life

176. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” —Mother Teresa

177. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington

178. “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” —Plutarch

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

180. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” —George Addair

181. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks

182. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

183. “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray

184. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see.” – Confucius

185. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Wise quotes to help you through life’s challenges

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

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

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

189. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into place.” — Lucille Ball

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

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

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

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

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

195. “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

Wise sayings about success

196. “Success is a journey, not a destination.” – Arthur Ashe

197. “If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” – James Cameron

198. “Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.” – Paul J. Meyer

199. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser

200. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

201. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” – Robert Collier

202. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou

203. “You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing.” – Philippos

204. “You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.” – Oprah Winfrey

205. “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

More wise sayings to inspire and teach

206. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”― Mae West

207. “Get busy living or get busy dying.”― Stephen King

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

209. “Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.”― Cassandra Clare

210. “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”― Allen Saunders

211. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”― Roy T. Bennett

212. “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”― Kurt Vonnegut

213. “Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.”― Margaret Mitchell

214. “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”― Albert Einstein

215. “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”― Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

Short Wise Sayings

216. “There are no mistakes, only opportunities.” – Tina Fey

217. “We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.” – Helen Keller

218. “Life is short, and it is here to be lived.” – Kate Winslet

219. “Life is too short to live others’ dreams.” – Catherine Pulsifer

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

221. “Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” – Charles Schulz

222. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

223. “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” – Dr. Seuss

224. “Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey

225. “It’s not knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know.” – Anthony Robbins

Deep words of wisdom about life

226. “Short cuts make long delays.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien

227. “Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.” – Michelle Obama

228. “There is no tomorrow and there was no yesterday; if you truly want to accomplish your goals you must engulf yourself in today.”― Noel DeJesus

229. “Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.” – Stephen Covey

230. “If you do not have control over your mouth, you will not have control over your future.”
― Germany Kent

231. “Knowledge is meaningful only if it is reflected in action.” – Robert Fulghum

232. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein

233. “Thank you consists of just eight letters that form two of the most meaningful words in the English vocabulary.” – Deborah Norville

234. “The biggest lesson I had in my life was failure.” – Tim Rice

235. “Life is more meaningful when you are always looking to grow and working toward a goal.” – Les Brown

Wise Sayings About Life That Will Change Your Perspective

236. “To live, pray. To learn, read. To love, give. To listen, pay attention. But to be wise, apply all that you have acquired.” ― Israelmore Ayivor

237. “There is a time to plan, a time to act, and a time to rest; it is wise to know which is which.” ― Emily Rodda

238. “Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy Bennett

239. “The only way to see everything, my dear, is to see it absolutely.” ― Sherry Lynn Ferguson

240. “Sometimes we have to soak ourselves in the tears and fears of the past to water our future gardens.” ― Suzy Kassem

241. “Faith keeps our ships moving, while empathy and the memories of our experiences lead to wisdom.” ― Suzy Kassem

242. “Your life is not a simulation; it’s the real game. Play wisely.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

243. “A wise warrior learns from her mistakes.” ― Leigh Bardugo

244. “A man without dignity is a man without hope.” ― Andreas Chrysaphēs

245. “Using pride wisely requires a solid grasp of when and why it can go wrong.” ― David DeSteno

Powerful Wise Sayings About Life To Keep You Going 

246. “Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.” — Henry Ford

247. “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” — Rumi

248. “You don’t get character because you’re successful; you build character because of the hardships you face.” — Herman Edwards

249. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” — Confucius

250. “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” — Jim Rohn

251. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” — Aristotle Onassis

252. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” — Confucius

253. “The less you try to impress, the more impressive you are.” — Denis Waitley

254. “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” — Albert Einstein

255. “Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.” — Oprah Winfrey

Wise Quotes To Help You Change Your Life For Better

256. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

257. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).” ― Mark Twain

258. “Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.” ― Quintilian

259.  “My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our 

lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – somehow we win out.” ― Ronald Reagan

260. “You’ve heard that it’s wise to learn from experience, but it is wiser to learn from the experience of others.” ― Rick Warren

261. “What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.” ― Wayne Dyer

262. “The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.” ― Tony Robbins

263. “We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt

264. “Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery – there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.” ― Rick Warren

265. “The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” ― Aristotle

Wise Sayings About Life To Keep You Pushing Through

266. “Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn’t happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones?” ― Elizabeth Scott

267. “Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.” ― George Bernard Shaw

268. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.” ― Albert Einstein

269. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ― Robert Breault

270. “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” ― Marcus Aurelius

271. “Life is like a camera. Focus on what’s important. Capture the good times. And if things don’t work out, just take another shot.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour

272. “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” ― Albert Camus

273. “Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.” ― Louisa May Alcott

274. “You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.” ― Maya Angelou

275. “Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.” ― Mark Twain

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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

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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

Related: 117 Short Quotes That Will Inspire You (Fast)

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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

Related: The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living (Amazon book)

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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)

Further Readings (For Wisdom And Life Lessons)

• Topic: Life
• 83 Life Quotes To Transform Your Life Today
• 100 Stoic Quotes For A Wiser Perspective On Life
• 115 Philosophy Quotes From The Best Philosophers
• 77 Life Lessons Quotes (To Learn And Grow)
• 7 Secrets Of Wise People (huffingtonpost.ca)
• 87 Deep Quotes That Will Make You Think
• 155 Of The Most Famous Quotes Of All Time
• The Power Of Words – 3 Ways They Can Change Your Life
• 21 Life-Changing Questions To Ask Yourself Today

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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.

All around the world, you can find incredibly intelligent individuals. From brilliant mathematicians to crafty researchers and explorers, these people challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of the unknown. At the same time, however, just because someone is exceptionally intelligent and astute does not necessarily mean they are wise as well. Quite the contrary, one can have an IQ that is above average but lack any emotional intelligence, foresight, and wisdom. Our collection of insightful wisdom quotes will give you a better understanding of what it means to be a wise person. Even more so, these words of wisdom contain wise lessons that can be pretty helpful in life. You may also like our 11 Wise Lessons Filled with Wisdom for Life.

What exactly is wisdom and what does it mean to be a wise person? The inherent problem about wisdom is that it is quite difficult to describe and define. It is a broad concept with many different nuances and characteristics. Wisdom is broadly described as a person’s ability to use their experiences and knowledge in order to make sound decisions. However, wisdom is so much more than just being a good decision-maker. In fact, wisdom also means that an individual has developed sound observations about life in general and a high tolerance about life’s uncertainties.

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
Isaac Asimov

Thanks to their profound insights on life, wise individuals benefit from an astonishing calmness during times of great difficulty. They also share a distinctive optimism and the inherent attitude that the challenges they are confronted with can be overcome.

While many intelligent people have a narrowed down focus in their respective fields of expertise, wise individuals desire to understand the big picture. Even more so, individuals with great wisdom are introspective in nature and tend to reflect on their experiences. As such, they have developed nuanced ways of thinking and understand the importance of balance.

Listening to the words of wisdom of a sage and their insightful observations on life can prove to be quite valuable. Wisdom quotes are especially helpful for this because they condense profound insights on life in one or two sentences. What is especially beautiful about the following collection of wise words is that they skillfully summarize the vast experiences and observations of exceptional individuals.

To give you a better overview, we’ve categorized this collection into the following sections:

• Words of wisdom quotes
• Wisdom quotes about life
• Wisdom quotes from the Bible
• Funny wisdom quotes

Here are these powerful words of wisdom quotes:

1.

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

2.

“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.”
Gabriel García Márquez

3.

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
Confucious

4.

“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.”
Oscar Wilde

5.

“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

6.

“The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.”
Dan Millman

7.

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
Mark Twain

8.

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
John Lennon

9.

“Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?”
John Keats

10.

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
Albert Einstein

11.

“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.”
Thomas Szasz

12.

“It doesn’t matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.”
Brian Tracy

13.

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
William Shakespeare

14.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Aristotle

15.

“Education is no substitute for intelligence.”
Frank Herbert

16.

“Lost Time is never found again.”
Benjamin Franklin

17.

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

18.

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.”
Plato

19.

“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

20.

“Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
Fran Lebowitz

21.

“Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.”
Lao Tzu

22.

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
Jimi Hendrix

23.

“We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.”
Leo Tolstoy

24.

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
Rumi

25.

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
Socrates

26.

“Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.”
Carl Gustav Jung

27.

“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky

28.

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

29.

“The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.”
Dan Millman

30.

“You do not write your life with words… You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.”
Patrick Ness

31.

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Oscar Wilde

32.

“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
Confucius

33.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
Bill Keane

34.

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
Socrates

35.

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

36.

“Wisdom is having things right in your life and knowing why.”
William Stafford

37.

“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”
Anne Bradstreet

38.

“Wisdom… comes not from age, but from education and learning.”
Anton Chekhov

39.

“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.”
Stephen Hawking

40.

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
Paulo Coelho

41.

“If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.”
Lao Tzu

42.

“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.”
Socrates

43.

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
Helen Keller

44.

“The great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

45.

“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.”
Dhammapada

46.

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
Albert Einstein

47.

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

48.

“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato

49.

“We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.”
Santosh Kalwar

50.

“The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.”
Dante Alighieri

51.

“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
Lao Tsu

52.

“We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.”
Santosh Kalwar

53.

“We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
Martin Luther King Jr.

54.

“I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle.”
Ayn Rand

55.

“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.”
Mahatma Gandhi

56.

“Man is a mystery. It needs to be unraveled, and if you spend your whole life unraveling it, don’t say that you’ve wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky

57.

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Socrates

58.

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
Steve Jobs

59.

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.”
Calvin Coolidge

60.

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

61.

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”
Francis Bacon

62.

“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.”
Theodore Roosevelt

63.

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”
Albert Einstein

Wisdom quotes about life

64.

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
Haruki Murakami

65.

“The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.”
Lao Tzu

66.

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
Mae West

67.

“Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
Leo F. Buscaglia

68.

“We learn from failure, not from success!”
Bram Stoker

69.

“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.”
Steve Maraboli

70.

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

71.

“‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning… Anyone can start over and make a new ending.”
Chico Xavier

72.

“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
Roy T. Bennett

73.

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

74.

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Aldous Huxley

75.

“If there’s a single lesson that life teaches us, it’s that wishing doesn’t make it so.”
Lev Grossman

76.

“Searching means having a goal, but finding means being free, being open, having no goal… because in striving for your goal there are many things you do not see, which are directly in front of your eyes.”
Hermann Hesse

77.

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Albert Einstein

78.

“The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.”
Peter Shaffer

79.

“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

80.

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”
William W. Purkey

81.

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
Maya Angelou

82.

“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
Plato

83.

“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”
Roy T. Bennett

84.

“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

Wisdom quotes from the Bible

85.

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.”
Psalm 111:10

86.

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.”
Psalm 28:7

87.

“Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old.”
Job 12:12

88.

“Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”
Proverbs 4:6-7

89.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11

90.

“The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong.”
Psalm 37:30

91.

“Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.”
Proverbs 14:33

92.

“Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.”
Job 28:28

Funny wisdom quotes

93.

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
Confucius

94.

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain

95.

“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.”
Ray Kroc

96.

“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”
Mo Willems

97.

“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it.”
Charles Schultz

98.

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
Mark Twain

99.

“Never lie in bed at night asking yourself questions you can’t answer.”
Charles M. Schulz

100.

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”
Joe Klaas

101.

“Men always want to be a woman’s first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We women have a more subtle instinct about these things. What women like is to be a man’s last romance.”
Oscar Wilde

102.

“I’d much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they are the first to be rescued off of sinking ships.”
Gilda Radner

103.

“It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt”
Mark Twain

104.

“Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.”
Chili Davis

105.

“Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.”
Billy Sunday

106.

“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.”
E. V. Lucas

107.

“There’s a name for people with an interest in the moon, they’re called lunatics.”
Anthony Horowitz

108.

“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”
Patrick Rothfuss

109.

“If you’re too open-minded; your brains will fall out.”
Lawrence Ferlinghetti

110.

“He who laughs last… just didn’t get the joke.”
Carroll Bryant

I hope you enjoyed this collection of inspirational wisdom quotes and wise words. What are your favorite quotes that are brimming with insightful knowledge?

Stay victorious!

Всем нам время от времени бывает сложно оставаться позитивными, ведь жизнь — непростая штука. Если вы никак не можете увидеть стакан наполовину полным, чтение вдохновляющих цитат о жизни может вытащить вас из пучин уныния. Эти 60 цитат на английском помогут вам увидеть потрясающие возможности, которые предлагает жизнь.

Об успехе

1. «Success is the child of audacity». (Benjamin Disraeli)

«Успех — дитя смелости». (Бенджамин Дизраэли)

2. «Success is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration». (Thomas Edison)

Успех — это один процент вдохновения и девяносто девять процентов пота.

Томас Эдисон

изобретатель

3. «Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm». (Winston Churchill)

«Успех — это умение двигаться от неудачи к неудаче, не теряя энтузиазма». (Уинстон Черчилль)

4. «You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take». (Wayne Gretzky)

«Вы промахнётесь 100 раз из 100 бросков, которые так и не сделаете». (Уэйн Гретцки)

Уэйн Гретцки — выдающийся канадский хоккеист, один из самых известных спортсменов XX века.

5. «It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change». (Charles Darwin)

«Выживает не самый сильный и не самый умный, а тот, кто лучше всех приспосабливается к изменениям». (Чарльз Дарвин)

6. «Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs». (Farrah Gray)

Воплощайте собственные мечты, или кто-то другой наймёт вас, чтобы воплощать свои.

Фаррах Грей

американский бизнесмен, филантроп и писатель

7. «The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence». (Confucius)

«Воля к победе, желание добиться успеха, стремление полностью раскрыть свои возможности… вот те ключи, которые откроют дверь к личному совершенству». (Конфуций)

8. «Fall seven times and stand up eight». (Japanese Proverb)

«Упади семь раз, поднимись восемь». (Японская пословица)

9. «There are no shortcuts to any place worth going». (Helen Keller)

«К достойной цели нет коротких путей». (Хелен Келлер)

Хелен Келлер — американская писательница, лектор и политическая активистка.

10. «Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success». (Herman Cain)

«Успех — не ключ к счастью. Это счастье — ключ к успеху». (Герман Кейн)

Герман Кейн — американский бизнесмен и политик-республиканец.

О личности

1. «The mind is everything. What you think you become». Buddha

«Ум — это всё. Что вы думаете, тем вы становитесь». (Будда)

2. «We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light». (Plato)

«Можно с лёгкостью простить ребёнка, который боится темноты. Настоящая трагедия жизни — когда взрослые люди боятся света». (Платон)

3. «When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion». (Abraham Lincoln)

«Когда я делаю добро, я чувствую себя хорошо. Когда я поступаю плохо, я чувствую себя плохо. Вот моя религия». (Авраам Линкольн)

4. «Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place». (Kurt Vonnegut)

«Будь мягким. Не позволяй миру ожесточить тебя. Не дай боли заставить тебя ненавидеть. Не допусти, чтобы горечь украла твою сладость. Гордись тем, что, пусть даже мир с тобой не согласен, ты всё равно считаешь его прекрасным местом». (Курт Воннегут)

5. «I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions». (Stephen Covey)

Я не продукт моих обстоятельств. Я продукт моих решений.

Стивен Кови

американский консультант по вопросам руководства и управления жизнью, преподаватель

6. «Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent». (Eleanor Roosevelt)

«Помните: никто не может заставить вас почувствовать себя униженным без вашего согласия». (Элеонора Рузвельт)

7. «It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years». (Abraham Lincoln)

«Имеет значение не количество прожитых лет, а качество вашей жизни в эти годы». (Авраам Линкольн)

8. «Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing». (Benjamin Franklin)

«Или напишите то, что стоит прочитать, или сделайте то, о чём стоит написать». (Бенджамин Франклин)

9. «There are people who have money and people who are rich». (Coco Chanel)

«Есть люди, у которых есть деньги, и есть богатые люди». (Коко Шанель)

10. «The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s a personal revolution, on an individual level. It’s got to happen inside first». (Jim Morrison)

«Самая главная свобода — свобода быть собой. Ты обмениваешь свою реальность на роль, обмениваешь здравый смысл на спектакль. Ты отказываешься чувствовать и взамен надеваешь маску. Никакая масштабная революция невозможна без персональной революции, революции на уровне личности. Она должна сначала произойти внутри». (Джим Моррисон)

О жизни

1. «You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough». (Mae West)

«Мы живём один раз, но если правильно распорядиться жизнью, то и одного раза достаточно». (Мэй Уэст)

Мэй Уэст — американская актриса, драматург, сценарист и секс-символ, одна из самых скандальных звёзд своего времени.

2. «Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory». (Ingrid Bergman)

«Счастье — это хорошее здоровье и плохая память». (Ингрид Бергман)

3. «Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life». (Steve Jobs)

«Ваше время ограничено, так что не теряйте его, проживая чью-то чужую жизнь». (Стив Джобс)

4. «The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why». (Mark Twain)

Два самых важных дня в вашей жизни: день, когда вы родились, и день, когда поняли зачем.

Марк Твен

писатель

5. «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)

«Если вы будете смотреть на то, что у вас уже есть в жизни, вы приобретёте ещё больше. Если вы будете смотреть на то, чего у вас нет, вам всегда будет чего-то не хватать». (Опра Уинфри)

6. «Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it». (Charles Swindoll)

«Жизнь на 10% состоит из того, что происходит со мной, и на 90% из того, как я на это реагирую». (Чарльз Свиндолл)

Чарльз Свиндолл — христианский пастор, радиопроповедник и писатель.

7. «Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, I’m possible!» (Audrey Hepburn)

«Нет ничего невозможного. В самом этом слове заключена возможность*!» (Одри Хепбёрн)

* Английское слово impossible («невозможно») можно записать как I’m possible (буквально «я возможно»).

8. «Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself». (William Faulkner)

Всегда мечтайте и стремитесь превысить предел ваших возможностей. Не ставьте целью быть лучше, чем ваши современники или предшественники. Стремитесь быть лучше самих себя.

Уильям Фолкнер

писатель

9. «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)

«Когда мне было пять лет, мама всегда говорила, что счастье — главное в жизни. Когда я пошёл в школу, меня спросили, кем я хочу быть, когда вырасту. Я написал: „Счастливым человеком“. Тогда мне сказали, что я не понял вопроса, а я ответил, что они не понимают жизни». (Джон Леннон)

10. «Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened». (Dr. Seuss)

«Не плачь, потому что это закончилось, улыбнись, потому что это было». (Доктор Сьюз)

Доктор Сьюз — американский детский писатель и мультипликатор.

О любви

1. «You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection». (Buddha)

«Вы сами, не меньше чем кто-либо другой во Вселенной, заслуживаете своей любви». (Будда)

2. «Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired». (Robert Frost)

«Любовь — это непреодолимое желание быть непреодолимо желанным». (Роберт Фрост)

3. «The very essence of romance is uncertainty». (Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays)

«Вся суть романтических отношений — в неопределенности». (Оскар Уайльд, «„Как важно быть серьёзным“ и другие пьесы»)

4. «It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight». (Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita)

«Это была любовь с первого взгляда, с последнего взгляда, с извечного взгляда». (Владимир Набоков, «Лолита»)

5. «You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams». (Dr. Seuss)

«Вы понимаете, что влюблены, когда не можете заснуть, потому что реальность наконец-то прекраснее ваших снов». (Доктор Сьюз)

6. «True love is rare, and it’s the only thing that gives life real meaning». (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)

«Истинная любовь встречается редко, и только она придаёт жизни подлинный смысл». (Николас Спаркс, «Послание в бутылке»)

Николас Спаркс — известный американский писатель.

7. «When love is not madness it is not love». (Pedro Calderón de la Barca)

Если любовь не безумна, то это не любовь.

Педро Кальдерон де ла Барка

испанский драматург и поэт

8. «And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many». (J. R. R. Tolkien)

«И он обнял её и поцеловал под залитым солнцем небом, и он не заботился о том, что они стоят высоко на стене под взглядами толпы». (Дж. Р. Р. Толкиен)

9. «Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none». (William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well)

«Люби всех, доверяй избранным и никому не делай зла». (Уильям Шекспир, «Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается»)

10. «Never compare your love story with those in the movies, because they are written by scriptwriters. Yours is written by God». (Unknown)

«Никогда не сравнивайте свою историю любви с кинофильмами. Их придумали сценаристы, вашу же написал сам Бог». (Автор неизвестен)

Об учёбе и образовании

1. «The limits of my language are the limits of my world». (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

«Границы моего языка — это границы моего мира». (Людвиг Витгенштейн)

Людвиг Витгенштейн — австрийский философ и логик первой половины XX века.

2. «Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere». (Chinese Proverb)

«Знание — это сокровище, которое всюду следует за тем, кто им обладает». (Китайская пословица)

3. «You can never understand one language until you understand at least two». (Geoffrey Willans)

«Вы никогда не поймёте один язык, пока не будете понимать хотя бы два». (Джеффри Вилланс)

Джеффри Вилланс — английский писатель и журналист.

4. «To have another language is to possess a second soul». (Charlemagne)

Владеть вторым языком означает обладать второй душой.

Карл Великий

император Священной Римской империи

5. «Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow». (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

«Язык — это кровь души, в которую текут мысли и из которой они произрастают». (Оливер Уэнделл Холмс)

6. «Knowledge is power». (Sir Francis Bacon)

«Знание — сила». (Фрэнсис Бэкон)

7. «Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher». (Maya Watson)

«Познание — это дар. Даже когда боль — твой учитель». (Майя Уотсон)

8. «You can never be overdressed or overeducated». (Oscar Wilde)

«Нельзя быть слишком хорошо одетым или слишком хорошо образованным». (Оскар Уайльд)

9. «Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language». (H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)

«Никогда не смейтесь над человеком, который говорит на ломаном английском. Это значит, что он знает и другой язык». (Х. Джексон Браун — младший)

Х. Джексон Браун — младший — американский писатель.

10. «Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever». (Mahatma Gandhi)

Живи так, будто умрёшь завтра. Учись так, будто будешь жить вечно.

Махатма Ганди

индийский политический и общественный деятель

С юмором

1. «Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it». (Salvador Dali)

«Не бойтесь совершенства; вам его никогда не достичь». (Сальвадор Дали)

2. «Only two things are infinite — the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former». (Albert Einstein)

Две вещи бесконечны — Вселенная и человеческая глупость, но насчёт Вселенной я не уверен.

Альберт Эйнштейн

физик-теоретик, один из основателей современной теоретической физики

3. «All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure». (Mark Twain)

«Имейте в жизни только невежество и самоуверенность, и успех не заставит себя ждать». (Марк Твен)

4. «If a book about failures doesn’t sell, is it a success?» (Jerry Seinfeld)

«Если книга о провале не продаётся, можно ли считать это успехом?» (Джерри Сайнфелд)

Джерри Сайнфелд — американский актёр, стендап-комик и сценарист.

5. «Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome». (Isaac Asimov)

«Жизнь приятна. Смерть безмятежна. Вся проблема в переходе от одного к другому». (Айзек Азимов)

6. «Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer». (Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously… I’m Kidding»

«Примите себя таким, какой вы есть. Только если вы не серийный убийца». (Эллен Дедженерес, «Серьезно… я шучу»)

Эллен Дедженерес — американская актриса, телеведущая и комедийная актриса.

7. «A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it». (George Bernard Shaw)

«Пессимист — это человек, который считает всех настолько же невыносимыми, как он сам, и ненавидит их за это». (Джордж Бернард Шоу)

8. «Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them more». (Oscar Wilde)

Всегда прощайте своих врагов — ничто не раздражает их сильнее.

Оскар Уайльд

английский философ, писатель и поэт

9. «If you would like to know the value of money, try to borrow some». (Benjamin Franklin)

«Хотите узнать цену деньгам? Попробуйте взять взаймы». (Бенджамин Франклин)

10. «Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny». (Stephen Hawking)

«Жизнь была бы трагичной, если бы не была такой забавной». (Стивен Хокинг)
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