A fool’s paradise is a wise man’s hell. – Thomas Fuller
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise. – Buddha
A man without words is a man without thought. – John Steinbeck
A path is made by walking on it. – Chuang Tzu
A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone. – Rick Riordan
A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something. – Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib A.S
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. – Baltasar Gracian
A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. – Latin Proverb
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. – Francis Bacon
Adventure is not outside man; it is within. – George Eliot
All knowledge hurts. – Cassandra Clare
All sacrifice and suffering are redemptive. It is used to either teach the individual or to help others. Nothing is by chance. – A.J. Russell
All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words. – Deng Ming-Dao
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. – Benjamin Franklin
An unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates
Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect. – Euripides
Angry people are not always wise. – Jane Austen
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. – Anne Bradstreet
Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop. – Rumi
Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so. – Dale Carnegie
Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. – John Lennon
Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose! – Karl Lagerfeld
Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. – Scottish Proverb
Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside. – Peter Deunov
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought. – Matsuo Basho
Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you. – Karl Lagerfeld
Don’t be afraid of the shadows, that only means there’s a light nearby. – Evanescence
Don’t gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold. – Bob Marley
Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one. – Marcus Aurelius
Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear. – Paulo Coelho
Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame. – Dhammapada
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes. – Rick Riordan
Every person has a right to risk their own life for the preservation of it. – Jean Jacques Rousseau
Everything you do is triggered by an emotion of either desire or fear. – Brian Tracy
Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You’ll definitely be happier. – Simone Elkeles
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour. – Truman Capote
Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think. – Roy T. Bennett
Forgiveness is the final form of love. – Reinhold Niebuhr
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. – Voltaire
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars. – Elbert Hubbard
Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied. – Roy T. Bennett
Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. – Patrick Rothfuss
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist. – Michael Levine
He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions. – Confucius
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. – Thomas Jefferson
I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides. – Dejan Stojanovic
I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more. – Chief Joseph
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people. – Isaac Newton
I cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep my respect. – Amit Kalantri
I don’t fancy colours of the face, I’m always attracted to the colours of the brain. – Michael Bassey Johnson
I think I’ve discovered the secret of life — you just hang around until you get used to it. – Charles Schultz
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine. – Bruce Lee
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan
If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles. – Benjamin Franklin
If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back. – Holly Black
If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired. – Askhari Johnson Hodari
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. – Milton Berle
If you’re gonna burn a bridge behind you, make sure you’ve crossed it first. – Quentin R. Bufogle
I’m not young enough to know everything. – J.M. Barrie
In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn. – Octavia Butler
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. – Desiderius Erasmus
Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. – Edna St. Vincent Millay
It doesn’t matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going. – Brian Tracy
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. – Leo Tolstoy
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. – Andre Gide
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. – Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer. – Albert Einstein
It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise. – George R.R. Martin
It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. – Mahatma Gandhi
It’s always hard to lose somebody. It leaves a hole in you heart that never grows back. – Kevin Brooks
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again. – Buddha
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. – Theodore Roosevelt
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. – Aristotle
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. – Alfred Lord Tennyson
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. – Jimi Hendrix
Let no man pull you so low as to hate him. – Martin Luther King Jr.
Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain. – John F. Kennedy
Life is a question and how we live it is our answer. – Gary Keller
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. – Jack London
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. – Soren Kierkegaard
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw
Life, the way it really is, is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse. – Joseph Brodsky
Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. – Matt Cameron
Lost time is never found again. – Benjamin Franklin
May you live every day of your life. – Jonathan Swift
My soul is in the sky. – William Shakespeare
Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses. – Brian Tracy
Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right. – Isaac Asimov
No man is poor who has a Godly mother. – Abraham Lincoln
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Eleanor Roosevelt
On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows. In every rill, a sweet instruction flows. – Edward Young
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. – Albert Einstein
Only the dead have seen the end of the war. – Plato
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. – Jean Jacques Rousseau
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. – Niels Bohr
Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own. – Joss Whedon
Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul. – Walt Whitman
Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. – Leo F. Buscaglia
Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. – Rumi
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. – Elizabeth Gaskell
Sometimes you weren’t supposed to share the pain. Sometimes it was best just to deal with it alone. – Sarah Addison Allen
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy. – Rumi
The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers. – Brian Tracy
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. – William James
The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard but must be felt with the heart. – Helen Keller
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. – Maya Angelou
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. – William Shakespeare
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. – Emerson
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The journey is what brings us happiness, not the destination. – Dan Millman
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. – Friedrich Nietzsche
The mind is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master. – Robin Sharma
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark. – Thomas Paine
The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen. – Shannon L. Alder
The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing. – Voltaire
The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest. – Patrick Jones
The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. – Theodore Roosevelt
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. – William Blake
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius
The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time. – Dante Alighieri
There are many goals but one path – the path of compassion. – Amit Ray
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
There is no escape pay for the violence of our ancestors. – Frank Herbert
These violent delights have violent ends. – William Shakespeare
They can’t tell so much about you if you got your eyes closed. – Ken Kesey
Think before you speak. Read before you think. – Fran Lebowitz
Time is a game played beautifully by children. – Heraclitus
Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever. – Joe Abercrombie
Turn your wounds into wisdom. – Oprah Winfrey
Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness. – Lao Zi
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. – Marcel Proust
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities. – Oscar Wilde
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools. – Martin Luther King Jr.
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged. – Heinrich Heine
Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality. – Brian Tracy
When you make a choice, you change the future. – Deepak Chopra
Where there is anger there is always pain underneath. – Eckhart Tolle
Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling. – Carl Gustav Jung
Wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good. – Gabriel García Márquez
Wisdom is having things right in your life and knowing why. – William Stafford
Wisdom…. comes not from age, but from education and learning. – Anton Chekhov
Wise men make more opportunities than they find. – Francis Bacon
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. – Socrates
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Rumi
You can never plan the future by the past. – Edmund Burke
You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you. – Mary Tyler Moore
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself. – Galileo
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. – Colette
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger. – Buddha
Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully. – Richard Bach
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