Quotes About Wisdom

Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

I'm older, I'm matured... I'm looking forward to the years to come. Good years.

One of the good things about getting older is you find you're more interesting than most of the people you meet.

If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.

Adults devise a plan and follow it, children do what feels good.

Careful with fire is good advice we know. Careful with words is ten times doubly so.

A good education is another name for happiness.

At the end of the day, honoring God leads to good things. Anything else leads to confusion, emotional exhaustion and a lack of good things.

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.

The hypocrite takes good advice as an insult.

Experience is a good school. But the fees are high.

A good book can teach you about the world and about yourself. You learn more than how to read better; you also learn more about life. You become wiser.

In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read.

Good information is the best medicine.

The next best thing to saying a good thing yourself is to quote one.

When something looks too good to be true, it usually is.

Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.

Mortal men ask God for good things every day, but they never pray that they may make good use of them.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.