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Quotes of the Day

Language is one of the fundamental principles of human understanding. It is the way we interact with each other and how we grasp the world we live in. – Unknown

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. – Benjamin Disraeli

People are very open-minded about new things — as long as they’re exactly like the old ones. – Charles Kettering

The 2 timeless drivers that underpin the behavior of every generation: the need to belong and the need to be significant. – Unknown

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid. – Confucius

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost. – Billy Graham

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done. – Linus Torvalds

Realities of Life

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. – Sun Tzu
By always taking out and never putting in, the bottom is soon reached. – Spanish proverb
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. – Confucius
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much. – Lao Tzu
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. – Confucius
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. – Chinese proverb
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? – Confucius
If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people don’t even shoot. – Confucius
If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people. – Chinese Proverb
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. – Lao Tzu
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. – Bruce Lee
The cautious seldom err. – Confucius
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them. – Confucius
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. – Confucius
The man of wisdom is never in two minds about right and wrong; the man of benevolence never worries about the future; the man of courage is never afraid. – Confucius
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. – Confucius
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. – Japanese proverb
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. – Confucius
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. – Confucius
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. – Confucius
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. – Confucius
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. – Confucius
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. – Confucius
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. – Confucius
When anger rises, think of the consequences. – Confucius
When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. – Confucius
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. – Confucius
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? – Confucius

Wisdom Quotes and Sayings

Some wonderful wisdom quotes and sayings for a great day :)

“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” – William James

“What you are is what you have been, and what you will be is what you do now.” – The Buddha

“The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.” – William Hazlitt

“No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less.” – Edgar Watson Howe

“A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own.” – Latin Proverb

“Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive but what they conceal is vital.” – Aaron Levenstein

“Years teach us more than books.” – Berthold Auerbach

“The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.” – Solomon Ibn Gabriol

“The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.” – Confucius

“No man was ever wise by chance.” – Seneca

“Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.” – John Tillotson

“If you try you may fail, if you don’t try you’re guaranteed to fail.” – Jesse Jackson

“Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.” – Leo Aikman

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” –Theodore Roosevelt

“Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.” – Betty Smith

“Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it anyway.” – Elbert Hubbard

“To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.” – Chinese Proverb

“Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll need them on your way down.” – W. Migner

“There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.” – James Thurber

“Wisdom is found only in truth.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.” – Lao Tzu

“Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’ve got.” –Janis Joplin

Words of Wisdom

– “Nature and wisdom never are at strife.” – Plutarch

– “It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.” – Francois De La Rochefoucauld

– “The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” – William James

– “The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.” – Solomon Ibn Gabriol

– “Years teach us more than books.” – Berthold Auerbach

– “The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.” – William Penn

– “The middle course is the best.” – Cleobulus

– “The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom.” – Thomas Huxley

– “A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own.” – Latin Proverb

– “Silence does not always mark wisdom.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

– “No man was ever wise by chance.” – Seneca

– “Not to know at large of things remote
From use, obscure and subtle, but to know
That which before us lies in daily life,
Is the prime wisdom.” – John Milton

– “By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.” – Menander

– “The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.” – William Hazlitt

– “Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.” – John Tillotson

– “The more a man knows, the more he forgives.” – Catherine the Great

– “A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” – Charles Dickens

– “One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little.” – Alexander Chase

– “How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!” – Homer

– “On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows,
In every rill a sweet instruction flows.
Edward Young

– “The man of wisdom is never of two minds;
the man of benevolence never worries;
the man of courage is never afraid.” – Confucius