Wisdom Quotes

"Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken." "The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete." "The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment." "A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience." "To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." "Death may be the greatest of all human blessings" "Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change" "Be as you wish to seem" "True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us" "Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length." " " "Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught." "You can never be overdressed or overeducated." "One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane." "Things always become obvious after the fact" "To understand the future, you do not need techno-autistic jargon, but the wisdom of the elders" "You want to be a philosopher, not a cheap sage" "To bankrupt a fool, give him information" "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company" "The more you know, the more you realize you don't know."