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Wisdom Quotes

"Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat with moderation. Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Master yourself according to the law. This is the simple teaching of the awakened."
Buddha
"Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet."
Buddha
"The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men."
Buddha
"Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer."
Muhammad Ali
"Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all."
Muhammad Ali
"A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I’m crowing."
Muhammad Ali
"Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise."
Muhammad Ali
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."
Muhammad Ali
"Old age is just a record of one’s whole life."
Muhammad Ali
"Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt."
Muhammad Ali
"My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world."
Muhammad Ali
"If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don’t just be mad at him or her."
Denzel Washington
"If you don’t trust the pilot, don’t go."
Denzel Washington
"He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight."
Sun Tzu
"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."
Sun Tzu
"Who wishes to fight must first count the cost."
Sun Tzu
"The wise warrior avoids the battle."
Sun Tzu
"Ponder and deliberate before you make a move."
Sun Tzu
"Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical."
Sun Tzu
"It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results."
Sun Tzu