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Quotes About Wisdom

From my mother, a rock, / I have learned that rocks give / most of all.
~ Judy Grahn
How did you know Cassandra was the mother? (Wulf) I know lots of things when I apply myself. (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
The one who rules like the mother lasts long.
~ Laozi
One hour with Mother is more than Without her, an age.
~ Lokendra Singh
I'm your mother. I see all. Hear all. Know all.
~ Maria V. Snyder
I learned a great lesson from my mother on her deathbed. She counseled me on the importance of taking care of myself so I wouldn't end up in an unhealthy body like she did.
~ Marie Osmond
Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.
~ Tracy Austin
A child embarrassed by his mother," she said, "is just a child who hasn't lived long enough.
~ Mitch Albom
Mother lode of learning.
~ Neal A. Maxwell
My mother always told me if you write about life, you will always be in the game. Just don't write songs write life. I decided to take her up on that.
~ R. Kelly
In high school my mother advised me to make my last lines into titles. It was very good advice.
~ Rachel Zucker
My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing.
~ Richard Branson
When I do things I shouldn't do, my mother says I need a new pair of glasses -- that I should be be looking differently at the choices I make.
~ Ridley Pearson
She was a genius, my mother.
~ Sally Kirkland
My mother was a teacher.
~ Hugh Grant
Fear is the mother of foresight.
~ Thomas Hardy
I'm not a mom, but I think the word 'mother' is about wisdom.
~ Margaret Cho
I never lose. Either I win or learn.
~ Nelson Mandela
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.
~ Malcolm X
An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it.
~ Mark Twain
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
~ Mark Twain
The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
~ Rumi
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
~ Abraham Lincoln
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
~ C. S. Lewis