Inner Wisdom Quotes

Quotes on Wisdom

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
- William Wordsworth
Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.
- The Buddha
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
- Confucius
Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.
- Phil Jackson
Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
- Laozi
That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.
- The Buddha
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
- Colin Powell
Step with care and great tact and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.
- Dr. Seuss
Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, 'Just watch!'
- Bill Bradley