Quotes About Wisdom

Nurture your mind with great thoughts. — Benjamin Disraeli

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. — Marie Curie

The things which hurt, instruct. — Benjamin Franklin

See, when you're a little kid, nobody ever warns you that you've got an expiration date. One day you're hot stuff and the next day you're a dirt sandwich.

You know, back in the old days adults were respected because of how wise they were, and people went to them to help settle disputes. Nowadays it's a whole different world, and half the time I wonder if grown-ups should really be in charge.

Whenever you go with the cheaper option, you end up regretting it

I probably should've thought about talking to Uncle Gary a lot earlier. He's been married something like four times already, so he's an EXPERT on relationships.

I think people understand things different when they get older. It's not a question of getting soft, or seeing things in the gray areas instead of black and white. I really believe I'm just understanding things different. Better.

Sometimes you need to slow down to go fast.

Because what you need to transform your life is not more information.

You must hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anyone else says to you, don't let 'em get your goat. Try fightin' with your head for a change." —Atticus Finch, in To Kill a Mockingbird by

The greatest gift you could ever give yourself is also the wisest business investment you could ever make. It is also the most critical step in accomplishing any challenging task, and is the one step without which all other success strategies, no matter how brilliant or time-tested, are doomed to fail. What is this mysterious gift? It is your own personal development. Investing in your own improvement, your own personal growth and betterment, is all these things and more.

you've reached a place where many years of simple errors in judgment have compounded over time, and you're feeling it.

People who only consider current thought gain information at the expense of wisdom.

Quick words did not always mean a quick mind.

Anger is simply momentary madness, and sometimes there is strength in silence. After all, he is only throwing words, not stones.

That's right, kid. Never play an ace if a two will do.

That's right, kid. Never play an ace when a two will do.

I know I'll die someday, but I buy books like an immortal.

If Raiders of the Lost Ark taught us anything, it's that you don't swing your sword at somebody who has a gun.

When I was little, my dad used to say, "Son, guilt doesn't make a very fluffy pillow.

Some things came to you late, but late was better than never.

Borne made me happy, but happiness never made anyone less stupid

If I don't have real answers, it is because we still don't know what questions to ask.