“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.”
-Winston Churchill
Fear
“Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.”
-Lactantius
Wisdom
“Action should culminate in wisdom.”
-Bhagavad Gita
Patience
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
-Augustine of Hippo
Wisdom
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”
-John Powell
Simplicity
“To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.”
-Akhenaton
Simplicity
“Simplicity is ultimately a matter of focus.”
- Ann Voskamp
Simplicity
“Fools ignore complexity. Geniuses remove it.”
-Alan Perlis
Simplicity
Simplicity will stand out, while complexity will get lost in the crowd.”
-Kevin Barnett
Simplicity
“The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
-Confucius
Contentment
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
-Epictetus
Humility
“He that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.”
-Charles Caleb Colton
Wisdom
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
-Isaac Asimov
Wisdom
“Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.”
-Honore De Balzac
Maturity
“There’s a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It’s impossible to be mature without having lived.”
-Amy Grant
Receptivity
“It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.”
-Walter Lippmann
Spiritual Ardor
”We can’t really digest food unless there’s hunger. So we can’t really assimilate spiritual wisdom unless we feel the need for it.”
-Radhanath Swami
Wisdom
“We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.”
-Michel de Montaigne
Tranquility
“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”
-James Allen
Cheerfulness
“The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.”
-Michel de Montaigne
