Wisdom Quotes

"Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable" "Promise me you'll always remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it" "Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissues" "I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone." "The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear" "Familiarity breeds contempt" "We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction" "The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself" "Patience is the companion of wisdom" "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page" "An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy" "If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough" "Never miss a good chance to shut up." "It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor " "While we teach, we learn " "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." "The courage of truth is the first condition of philosophic study." "The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today." "There are more old drunks than there are old doctors so I guess we’d better have another round"