Wisdom Quotes

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Wisdom Quotes

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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"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

-- Confucius

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

-- Confucius

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

-- Confucius

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

-- Confucius

"A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem."

-- Albert Einstein

"A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem."

-- Albert Einstein

"Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity."

-- Albert Einstein

"Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity."

-- Albert Einstein

"Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character."

-- Albert Einstein

"Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character."

-- Albert Einstein

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

-- Albert Einstein

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

-- Albert Einstein

"Information is not knowledge."

-- Albert Einstein

"Information is not knowledge."

-- Albert Einstein

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence."

-- Albert Einstein

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence."

-- Albert Einstein

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."

-- Albert Einstein

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."

-- Albert Einstein

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."

-- Albert Einstein

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."

-- Albert Einstein

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand."

-- Albert Einstein

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand."

-- Albert Einstein

"A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it."

-- Albert Einstein

"A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it."

-- Albert Einstein

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."

-- Albert Einstein

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."

-- Albert Einstein

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

-- Albert Einstein

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

-- Albert Einstein

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

-- Albert Einstein

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

-- Albert Einstein

"Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions."

-- Albert Einstein

"Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions."

-- Albert Einstein

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."

-- Albert Einstein

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."

-- Albert Einstein

"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."

-- Albert Einstein

"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."

-- Albert Einstein

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

-- Albert Einstein

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

-- Albert Einstein

"The only source of knowledge is experience."

-- Albert Einstein

"The only source of knowledge is experience."

-- Albert Einstein

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."

-- Albert Einstein

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."

-- Albert Einstein

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

-- Albert Einstein

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

-- Albert Einstein

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."

-- Albert Einstein

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."

-- Albert Einstein

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."

-- Albert Einstein

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."

-- Albert Einstein

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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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