Wisdom Quotes

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A carefully curated collection of wisdom quotes from writers, thinkers and voices worth listening to. Whether you need a quick boost or a deeper moment of reflection, these words are here to help.

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"Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder."

-- Plato

"Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder."

-- Plato

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot."

-- Plato

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot."

-- Plato

"Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom."

-- Plato

"Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom."

-- Plato

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."

-- Plato

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."

-- Plato

"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers."

-- Plato

"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers."

-- Plato

"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

-- Plato

"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

-- Plato

"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge."

-- Plato

"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge."

-- Plato

"Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil."

-- Plato

"Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil."

-- Plato

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."

-- Plato

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."

-- Plato

"There is no learning without remembering."

-- Socrates

"There is no learning without remembering."

-- Socrates

"I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live."

-- Socrates

"I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live."

-- Socrates

"Beauty is a short-lived tyranny."

-- Socrates

"Beauty is a short-lived tyranny."

-- Socrates

"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature."

-- Socrates

"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature."

-- Socrates

"Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it."

-- Socrates

"Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it."

-- Socrates

"Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior."

-- Socrates

"Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior."

-- Socrates

"The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms."

-- Socrates

"The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms."

-- Socrates

"Nothing is to be preferred before justice."

-- Socrates

"Nothing is to be preferred before justice."

-- Socrates

"Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down."

-- Socrates

"Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down."

-- Socrates

"How can you call a man free when his pleasures rule over him?"

-- Socrates

"How can you call a man free when his pleasures rule over him?"

-- Socrates

"It is not living that matters, but living rightly."

-- Socrates

"It is not living that matters, but living rightly."

-- Socrates

"To believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly."

-- Socrates

"To believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly."

-- Socrates

"Those who want fewest things are nearest to the Gods."

-- Socrates

"Those who want fewest things are nearest to the Gods."

-- Socrates

"The years wrinkle our skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul."

-- Socrates

"The years wrinkle our skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul."

-- Socrates

"Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth."

-- Socrates

"Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth."

-- Socrates

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A carefully curated collection of wisdom quotes from writers, thinkers and voices worth listening to. Whether you need a quick boost or a deeper moment of reflection, these words are here to help.

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Some of the most celebrated wisdom quotes come from Krishna, among many others featured on this page.

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Popular wisdom quotes include: "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion." -- Krishna Also: "You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed." -- Krishna.

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