What Is Wisdom Quotes

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

To ask the proper question is half of knowing.

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

The mind is very powerful. Therefore, it requires firm guidance. A powerful jet plane needs a good pilot; the pilot of your mind should be the wisdom that understands its nature.

There are good, God-fearing persons who still fall into certain faults, and it is better to bear with them than to be hard on them.

And wisdom is a butterfly And not a gloomy bird of prey.

The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.

Spend your leisure time in cultivating an ear attentive to discourse, for in this way you will find that you learn with ease what others have found out with difficulty.

I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.

I observe and remain silent.

Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.

Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.

They blossomed, they did not talk about blossoming.

Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.

Life is boring. People are vengeful. Good things always end. We do so many things and we don’t know why, and if we do find out why, it’s decades later and knowing why doesn’t matter any more.

A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.

I, as a human, do not become the power or love or wisdom of God; I merely contain Him who is all these, and everything.

Life is a festival only to the wise.

Take advantage of this human boat; Free yourself from sorrow's mighty stream! This vessel will be later hard to find. The time that you have now, you fool, is not for sleep!

To generalize is to be an idiot.

No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Knowledge comes from your instructors; wisdom comes from within.

Your life is the manifestation of your dream; it is an art. You can change your life anytime if you aren't enjoying the dream.

If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember.

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am

It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.

I believe that each of us can make a difference. That what is wrong can be made right. That people possess the basic wisdom and goodness to govern themselves without conflict.

Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.

My request is not for bliss of the Garden. I only desire to see You.

Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences.

Beware of the flight of Blessings, For nothing that runs away is returned.

Be a good man to Allah and a bad man to yourself (desires); and be one of the commoners among the people

Allah's Generosity is connected to gratitude, and gratitude is linked to increase in His generosity. The generosity of Allah will not stop increasing unless the gratitude of the servant ceases

Never break a Muslim's heart by refusing what he offers you, when you know that anything that comes to you through him is in reality from Allah, and he is only His powerless and compelled means.

Pain or love or danger makes you real again.

When emotions dominate, maturity and wisdom deteriorate

I know nowadays the common wisdom is to celebrate diversity as long as you don't point out that people are different.

Maturity does not always come with age; sometimes age comes alone.

Information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom.

The easy path of aging is to become a thick-skinned, unbudging curmudgeon, a battle-ax. To grow soft and sweet is the harder way.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

An amazing thing, the human brain. Capable of understanding incredibly complex and intricate concepts. Yet at times unable to recognize the obvious and simple.

Wisdom is something that comes, little by little, through a lot of listening.

For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.

Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.

you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.