Here we have put together a list of the 25 best quotes about wisdom.
Top 25 Wisdom Quotes and Sayings
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
The past has no power over the present moment.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.
We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Angry people are not always wise.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.
Think before you speak. Read before you think.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver and gold.
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.