Quotes About Wisdom

To quote copiously and well, requires taste, judgment, and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, and a sense of the profound.

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.

A good thought is indeed a great boon, for which God is to be first thanked; next he who is the first to utter it, and then, in a lesser, but still in a considerable degree, the friend who is the first to quote it to us. Whoever adopts and circulates a just thought, participates in the merit that originated it.

At all events, the next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to quote another's wit.

The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to quote another's wit.

It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

Regarde bien les arbres. Ils savent, comme nous, qu'ils doivent mourir un jour, mais ils ne pensent qu'à une chose : grandir, monter le plus haut possible.

Il faut savoir recommencer sa vie, sinon on vieillit vite.

Good judgement comes from experience. Sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement.

becoming an ageless goddess means letting go of the fear that you aren't smart enough, educated enough, or intuitive enough to make the right decisions for yourself.

Ageless living is courageous living. It means being undistracted by the petty dramas of life because you have enough experience to know what's not worth worrying about and what ought to be your priorities.

According to Chinese and ancient Ayurvedic medicine, at age 60, women end their householder life and begin to develop their souls.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that you can defend yourself against this. You can't. Just walk away. Don't try to make your case. At the end of the day, you will be judged by your behavior—not your words. Walking away is very powerful.

We all are weak, in one way or another. It does not matter the species. Some times that weakness is a strength in dusguise. Sometimes it is our utter undoing. Some times it is both. A wise man seeks to find a lesson from it. A fool lets it control and destroy him. And sometimes the wise man is the fool.

False modesty is as bad as false pride. Know exactly what you are capable of at any moment, and act accordingly. Any other path is folly—and could be deadly in battle.

Simple' does not mean 'easy'. I have learned that the things that seem the simplest are often the most powerful of all.

You were given a gift. You were given the chance to see who you were, to learn from mistakes, and to change and grow. Few are granted such insight.

The wise man understands his weakness and seeks to find a lesson from it. The fool lets it control and destroy him.

Sometimes lessons take time to learn.

It is arrogance to believe you can know all things. Perhaps you are right. But perhaps you are not.

We best teach what we ourselves have learned.

I'm turning 30 years old this year ... it's better than 20, I'll tell you that. The lessons I've learned.

I think of what Mamey told me long ago: there are many ways to love and be loved. Too bad it's taken most of a lifetime for me to understand what that means.

The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness