Quotes About Wisdom

Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.

The Art of Peace is based on four Great Virtues: Bravery, Wisdom, Love, and Friendship, symbolized by Fire, Heaven, Earth, and Water.

Many men are stored full of unused knowledge. Like loaded guns that are never fired off, or military magazines in times of peace, they are stuffed with useless ammunition.

Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it

A man of peace does more good than a very learned man.

After the sharp-eyed jay and the roaring lion, peace will come on dove's gentle wing.

Till the sun of knowledge shines on the ignorant masses and till all the men start hating violence, the world shall find no peace!

I am 73 years old. I've seen everything. I've met the kings, the queens, the presidents, I've been around the world. I have one thing that I would like to do: to try to reach peace.

The wise artist makes peace with the fact that he will understand less than he had anticipated.

What creates happiness, peace, and balance is not becoming simply powerful, but knowledgeable.

To walk through walls go two steps slower in the vast conspiracy of ignorace.

Unless man has the wit and the grit to build his civilization on something better than material power, it is surely idle to talk of plans for a stable peace.

Don't give me the peace that passeth understanding, give me understanding.

The wisdom of our actions in the first three years of peace will determine the course of world history for half a century.

Force without judgement falls on its own weight.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

Too much thinking causes confusion and anxietybetter to stick with the simplicity of Tao

Let go of rousing speechand identification with thoughtsUntil your endyou will never be jaded

I do not want the peace which pass-eth understanding I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

One sword keeps another in the sheath.

Any coward can be a peacekeeper! In fact, that comes to one naturally. But they are blessed, the peacemakers...and all those who know the difference.

Our Intuition is the beacon that guides us to peace, and navigates us through the treacherous Karmic waters.

We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living.