Inner Wisdom Quotes

Quotes on Wisdom

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.
- Plato
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
- Aristotle
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
- Confucius
All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
- The Buddha
I think that we have a great opportunity to impart our wisdom and our knowledge and our experience to this younger generation. It may be different times, but experience transcends time, and wisdom transcends time.
- Victoria Osteen
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
- Laozi
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
- Plato
Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm.
- Pope Paul VI
The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
- Confucius
I love wisdom. And you can never be great at anything unless you love it. Not be in love with it, but love the thing, admire the thing. And it seems that if you love the thing, and you don't just want to possess it, it will find you.
- Maya Angelou