Wisdom Quotes

“Even though the world hails Joan of Arc as some sort of hero, which she undoubtedly was, what pains me the most is that her pathological condition ultimately led to her demise at the age of only nineteen.”

“...the more I felt that perhaps believing in fairies was more important than seeing them. In seeing, there is often question and doubt.”

“If your vision is great, you become great.”

“Wisom is inseparable from knowledge; it is knowledge plus a quality which is within the human being. Without it, knowledge is dry, almost unfit for human consumption, and dangerous to application.”

“The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.”

“A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.”

“We know the value of a blessing when we don't have it. But we only know the value of knowledge when we have enough of it.”

“It’s not the destination (of seeking the truth) that creates our dignity or integrity, it’s the journey. From Messages From a Grandfather, by Robert Gately”

“If you are not innovating, you are deteriorating.”

“When you're around some of the greatest minds in boxing, and you don't take something from it, you're a fool. I would just sit and listen to Don King talk all day, and everyone would be like, 'He talks too much.' I would tell them, 'No, there's wisdom in these conversations.'”

“I am responsible for my life, my happiness, and my joy. I am responsible for my faults, which will destroy.”

“Raise a smile and lower stress”

“Yoga is the cessation of the movements of the mind. Then there is abiding in the Seer's own form.”

“Smart entrepreneurs learn that they must fail often and fast.”

“In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. But the ancient Greeks and Romans also held the view that acceptance is the beginning of wisdom.”

“Let us love and let it be the purpose of our life.”

“Accept yourself for the person you are, for all the mistakes you did and also for the transformation you’re about to experience in the future. Love your future version from this moment.”

“Tokyo is bigger than Kumamoto. And Japan is bigger than Tokyo. And even bigger than Japan... Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender yourself ― not to Japan, not to anything. You may think that what you're doing is for the sake of the nation, but let something take possession of you like that, and all you do is bring it down.”

“The thing you let Die within when you are Alive, will be carried with your Soul after Death.”

“A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.”