Top 25 Wisdom Quotes

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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