Philosophy & Thought: Wisdom Quotes

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"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind"

Leonardo da Vinci, Artist

Leonardo da Vinci

"Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?"

Leonardo da Vinci, Artist

Leonardo da Vinci

"Let him that would move the world first move himself"

Socrates, Philosopher

Socrates

"I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance"

Socrates, Philosopher

Socrates

"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean"

Socrates, Philosopher

Socrates

"Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind"

Socrates, Philosopher

Socrates

"As for me, all I know is that I know nothing"

Socrates, Philosopher

Socrates

"In diving to the bottom of pleasure, we bring up more gravel than pearls"

Honore de Balzac, Novelist

Honore de Balzac

"One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests"

John Stuart Mill, Philosopher

John Stuart Mill

"It is never too late to become reasonable and wise"

Immanuel Kant, Philosopher

Immanuel Kant

"Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard"

Adlai E. Stevenson, Politician

Adlai E. Stevenson

"Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations"

Leo Buscaglia, Author

Leo Buscaglia

"The children of the revolution are always ungrateful, and the revolution must be grateful that it is so"

Ursula K. Le Guin, Writer

Ursula K. Le Guin

"Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art"

Will Durant, Historian

Will Durant

"Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom"

Will Durant, Historian

Will Durant

"The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes"

Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher

Henri Frederic Amiel

"Beauty is in the heart of the beholder"

H.G. Wells, Author

H.G. Wells

"Has the world ever been changed by anything save the thought and its magic vehicle the Word?"

Thomas Mann, Writer

Thomas Mann

"Oaths are the fossils of piety"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"In Greece, wise men speak and fools decide"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"Sanity is madness put to good use"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent"

Dalai Lama, Leader

Dalai Lama

"Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"America is a young country with an old mentality"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair"

Franz Kafka, Novelist

Franz Kafka

"Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"He who seeks does not find, but he who does not seek will be found"

Franz Kafka, Novelist

Franz Kafka

"Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to the other"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"A man's face, as a rule, says more and more interesting things than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"Guard your roving thoughts with a jealous care, for speech is but the dialer of thoughts, and every fool can plainly read in your words what is the hour of your thoughts"

Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet

"Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people"

William Butler Yeats, Poet

William Butler Yeats

"A wise person does at once what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times"

Lord Acton, Historian

Lord Acton

"Not all the monsters have fangs"

Jack London, Novelist

Jack London

"One can advise comfortably from a safe port"

Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher

Søren Kierkegaard

"A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed"

Eric Hoffer, Writer

Eric Hoffer

"It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important"

Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher

Søren Kierkegaard

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