Top 25 Wisdom Quotes

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Here we have put together a list of the 25 best quotes about wisdom.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Top 25 Wisdom Quotes and Sayings

25

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

Rumi


24

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle


23

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

Maya Angelou


22

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

― Marilyn vos Savant


21

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

― Patrick Rothfuss


20

The past has no power over the present moment.

― Eckhart Tolle


19

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

― Oprah Winfrey


18

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

Albert Einstein


17

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

― Rick Riordan


16

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

― John Lennon


15

We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.

Leo Tolstoy


14

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

Lao Tzu


13

Angry people are not always wise.

Jane Austen


12

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

― Jimi Hendrix


11

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

― Isaac Asimov


10

Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.

Paulo Coelho


9

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

― Fran Lebowitz


8

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates


7

Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver and gold.

― Bob Marley


6

The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

Paulo Coelho


5

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

George Bernard Shaw


4

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

― Truman Capote


3

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

William Shakespeare


2

Any fool can know. The point is to understand.

Albert Einstein


1

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Aristotle


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