Wisdom Quotes

Cleverness is not wisdom. (Euripides)
The greatest wisdom is to get to know oneself. View quote
Galileo Galilei
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability. View quote
Plautus
Wisdom outweighs any wealth. View quote
Sophocles
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. View quote
Plato
Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences. View quote
Plato
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. View quote
Plutarch
Wisdom cometh by suffering. View quote
Aeschylus
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom. View quote
Menander
Wisdom is the most important part of happiness. View quote
Sophocles
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. (Thomas Jefferson)
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired. View quote
Plautus
In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. View quote
Solomon
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. View quote
Confucius
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. View quote
Jimi Hendrix
Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom. View quote
Euripides
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. View quote
Epicurus
Every man is a fool for at least five minutes every day wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit. View quote
Elbert Hubbard
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest. View quote
Confucius
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise. View quote
Samuel Johnson
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. (Aeschylus)
To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. View quote
Laozi
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. View quote
Aristotle
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. View quote
Socrates
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. View quote
Ludwig van Beethoven
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