15 Most inspiring quotes about wisdom from the great men of history

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quotes about wisdom

 

Imam Al-Ghazali “The true greatness of man lies in his eternal progress.”

 

Immanuel Kant “Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”

 

Jimi Hendrix “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”

 

Pythagoras “A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.”

 

Seneca “No man was ever wise by chance.”

 

Aristotle “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

 

Thomas Jefferson “Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.”

 

Ivan Panin “The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue.”

 

Wellins Calcott “Necessity teaches wisdom, while prosperity makes fools.”

 

Tony Dungy “Remember to focus on goals that are within your control.”

 

Benjamin Franklin “The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.”

 

Robert Brault “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept apology you never got.”

 

Plato “The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself.”

 

Plautus “He is happy in his wisdom who has learned at another’s expense.”

 

Norman Cousins “Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.”