Wisdom
Quotes that inspire reflection and understanding of life.
"To be beyond yourself is the gate to wisdom."
"Insults sting but a little when they stem from a man's ignorance."
"Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you wisdom unless you first empty your cup?"
"Don't talk about love, But speak out of love cause most of the liars are only perfect of talking about nothing but passion & don't talk about justice, But speak out of justice cause most of the oppressors are only perfect of talking about nothing but rightness."
"In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer."
"Who was to know what went on in a person's heart? A wise woman kept her own counsel."
"Be wise as a serpent and wary as a dove!"
"Their mother is Athene, the goddess of wisdom, and, although they are often ready to play the buffoon to amuse you, such conduct is the prerogative of the truly wise."
"I think your vision gets better as you get older."
"The good and wise lead quite lives"
"Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are"
"The question to ask is what will satisfy you? What will bring you peace? And perhaps the answer to those is in asking yourself when you were last happy."
"Opportunity is swift of flight but slow to return."
"Pride, cowardice, and miserliness are bad for me but good for women"
"I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them."
"Perhaps my greatest wisdom is the knowledge that I do not know."
"If there is a wasp in the room, I’d like to be able to see it."
"Don't kill me because I'm gay,pray for me for it is God who created me."
"The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one, but that is the best of all."
"We are all born with genius. It's like our fairy godmother. But what happens in life is that we stop listening to our inner voices, and we no longer have access to this extraordinary ability to create poetry."
"Understand that nothing happensunless it is God's will anddo what you like.What can be simpler than that?"
"We may think we live for wisdom, but in fact we're living for the the pleasure wisdom brings us."