Wisdom Quotes

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

It's not the having, it's the getting.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.

If you want to be found stand where the seeker seeks.

Honesty is the best policy.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.

All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.