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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"All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledge."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledge."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Love your job but don't love your company, because you may not know when your company stops loving you."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Love your job but don't love your company, because you may not know when your company stops loving you."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Be silent in two situations: When you feel one can't understand your feelings from words, and when you can understand without any words."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Be silent in two situations: When you feel one can't understand your feelings from words, and when you can understand without any words."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Books become permanent companions. Sometimes, they are born before us; they guide us during our life journey."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Books become permanent companions. Sometimes, they are born before us; they guide us during our life journey."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"A fool can become a genius when he understands he is a fool. But a genius can become a fool when he understands he is a genius."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"A fool can become a genius when he understands he is a fool. But a genius can become a fool when he understands he is a genius."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Do not read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Do not read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It Is Very Hard To Win Someone."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It Is Very Hard To Win Someone."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"The wise man lets go of all results, whether good or bad."

-- Krishna

"The wise man lets go of all results, whether good or bad."

-- Krishna

"Knowledge of the Self is the royal science, the royal secret."

-- Krishna

"Knowledge of the Self is the royal science, the royal secret."

-- Krishna

"The person whose mind is not disturbed even in miseries... is a sage."

-- Krishna

"The person whose mind is not disturbed even in miseries... is a sage."

-- Krishna

"He who sees the Supreme Lord abiding equally in all beings... he truly sees."

-- Krishna

"He who sees the Supreme Lord abiding equally in all beings... he truly sees."

-- Krishna

"The unreal has no existence; the real never ceases to be."

-- Krishna

"The unreal has no existence; the real never ceases to be."

-- Krishna

"All beings are subject to delusion at birth."

-- Krishna

"All beings are subject to delusion at birth."

-- Krishna

"There is nothing in this world so purifying as knowledge."

-- Krishna

"There is nothing in this world so purifying as knowledge."

-- Krishna

"I am the silence of secret things, and the wisdom of the wise."

-- Krishna

"I am the silence of secret things, and the wisdom of the wise."

-- Krishna

"I am the syllable Om in all the Vedas."

-- Krishna

"I am the syllable Om in all the Vedas."

-- Krishna

"Death is certain for one who has been born."

-- Krishna

"Death is certain for one who has been born."

-- Krishna

"Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction."

-- Krishna

"Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction."

-- Krishna

"Knowledge is obscured by this eternal enemy of the wise in the form of desire."

-- Krishna

"Knowledge is obscured by this eternal enemy of the wise in the form of desire."

-- Krishna

"He whose mind is not shaken by adversity... is called a sage."

-- Krishna

"He whose mind is not shaken by adversity... is called a sage."

-- Krishna

"The senses are higher than the body, the mind is higher than the senses."

-- Krishna

"The senses are higher than the body, the mind is higher than the senses."

-- Krishna

"He who sees the Supreme Lord as the same in all beings truly sees."

-- Krishna

"He who sees the Supreme Lord as the same in all beings truly sees."

-- Krishna

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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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