Wisdom Quotations Quotes - Page 7

It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.

A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.

Doubts are good. Confusion is excellent. Questions are awesome.All these are attempts to expand the wisdom of mind.

The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.

If you have no one, you are poor; if you have an acquaintance, you are fortunate; if you have a friend, you are privileged; if you have a lover, you are rich; if you have a soulmate, you are wealthy.

Whatever happens when the seed meets the soil, the same thing happens when you meet the wisdom!

Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.

Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.

The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.

A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.

When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.

If you push your luck too hard, fortune's muscles might tear.

A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice.

There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.

The highest wisdom is to know that you know nothing.

A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.

Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.

Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.”Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.

The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit lives on.

An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.

If you fish without proper bait, you will only catch disappointment.

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.

Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.

Wisdom paints a rainbow in your mind, joy paints a rainbow in your heart, and love paints a rainbow in your soul.

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fattest one.

A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.

Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.

A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.

One day I woke up and realized no amount of love, care, pain, hurt, anger, or retribution could ever transform those who are evil into good or kind people. That day I let go; I stopped caring for them, gave up any hope for their souls, and knew they were never worthy of me or my time.

Love knows the way because love is the way.

There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.

A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.

In calm waters you still find sharks.

A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.

The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.

Cockiness – the state subjective or intuitive state of self-assurance – is a sign of ignorance. Maturity comes with encountering the horrible and learning about what a person can withstand.

If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise.

One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

Love that causes you pain is better than hate that brings you pleasure.

The further you venture down a river the bigger the fish.

Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble.

If you hide honey in the dark, bees will still find it.

There is no gem like virtue, no wealth like happiness, no treasure like faith, and no jewel like love.

The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.

It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.

Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.

A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.

An apple only falls far from its tree when carried away by divine winds.

Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.

Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none.

Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.

The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

Old people have wisdom but not energy; young people have energy but not wisdom; energy and wisdom must be in the same body to create a much better civilisation! To do this, we will either give energy to the old or we will give wisdom to the young and for now the latter seems a more plausible action!

An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.