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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"Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked."

-- Warren Buffett

"Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked."

-- Warren Buffett

"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."

-- Warren Buffett

"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."

-- Warren Buffett

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently."

-- Warren Buffett

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently."

-- Warren Buffett

"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get."

-- Warren Buffett

"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get."

-- Warren Buffett

"I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think."

-- Rumi

"I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think."

-- Rumi

"The intelligent want self-control; children want candy."

-- Rumi

"The intelligent want self-control; children want candy."

-- Rumi

"The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you."

-- Rumi

"The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you."

-- Rumi

"Knowledge that takes you not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance."

-- Rumi

"Knowledge that takes you not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance."

-- Rumi

"Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop."

-- Rumi

"Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop."

-- Rumi

"Forget the world, and so command the world."

-- Rumi

"Forget the world, and so command the world."

-- Rumi

"Wherever water flows, life flourishes."

-- Rumi

"Wherever water flows, life flourishes."

-- Rumi

"Do not feel lonely; the entire universe is inside you."

-- Rumi

"Do not feel lonely; the entire universe is inside you."

-- Rumi

"Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and stars mirrored in your own being."

-- Rumi

"Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and stars mirrored in your own being."

-- Rumi

"Words are a pretext; it is the inner bond that draws one person to another."

-- Rumi

"Words are a pretext; it is the inner bond that draws one person to another."

-- Rumi

"The whole universe is contained within a single human being."

-- Rumi

"The whole universe is contained within a single human being."

-- Rumi

"The cure for the pain is in the pain."

-- Rumi

"The cure for the pain is in the pain."

-- Rumi

"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?"

-- Rumi

"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?"

-- Rumi

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure."

-- Rumi

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure."

-- Rumi

"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."

-- Rumi

"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."

-- Rumi

"The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind."

-- Rumi

"The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind."

-- Rumi

"The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore."

-- Rumi

"The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore."

-- Rumi

"Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder."

-- Rumi

"Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder."

-- Rumi

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."

-- Rumi

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."

-- Rumi

"I never set out to be the best player in history."

-- Lionel Messi

"I never set out to be the best player in history."

-- Lionel Messi

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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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