22 Wisdom Quotes from the greatest minds

"Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery. Thomas Moore "

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates "

"Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. Terry Pratchett "

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

"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson "

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Will Rogers "

"A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. David Elton Trueblood "

"The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. Honore De Balzac "

"He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue. Mark Twain "

"Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory? Martin Farquhar Tupper "

"Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait. Leo Tolstoy "

"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. Kahlil Gibran "

"We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Marcel Proust "

"Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Kahlil Gibran "

"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Jean-Jacques Rousseau "

" To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Lao Tzu"

"Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci "

"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. Confucius "

"There is only a finger’s difference between a wise man and a fool. Diogenes "

"Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. Hermann Hesse "

"We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. Leo Tolstoy "

"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin "

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Top 15 time quotes to encourage and inspire you to use your time wisely.

"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.... Earl Nightingale "

"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.... Warren Buffett "

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.... Thomas A. Edison "

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.... Leo Tolstoy "

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently..Henry Ford "

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough....Rabindranath Tagore "

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition..... Steve Jobs "

"Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.... Jim Rohn "

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek..... Barack Obama "

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf....Rabindranath Tagore "

"The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.... Julia Child "

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.... Maya Angelou "

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall....Confucius "

"I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.... Yani Tseng "

"Choose to focus your time, energy and conversation around people who inspire you, support you and help you to grow you into your happiest, strongest, wisest self.... Karen Salmansohn "

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20 Famous War Quotes and Sayings

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.... Leo Tolstoy  "


"Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war....Donald Trump "

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.... Martin Luther King. Jr. "

"You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.... Napoleon Bonaparte "

"People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.... Otto von Bismarck "

"We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome...Isabel Allende "

"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.... John Adams "

"War is never a lasting solution for any problem... A. P. J. Abdul Kalam "

 "To serve in the modern military - or to be the uncle, parent or sibling of one who does - is to treat the necessary service and sacrifice of war with a sacred honor. In my community, we pile into cars and drive hundreds of miles to watch our children's graduation from basic training.... J. D. Vance "

"Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.... Douglas MacArthur  "

"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war... Douglas MacArthur "

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.... George Washington "

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.... Dwight D. Eisenhower "

"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.... Sun Tzu "

"Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.... Lucius Annaeus Seneca "

"Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood... George S. Patton "

"Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.... Jawaharlal Nehru "

"Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death.... Pope Francis "

"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.... Sun Tzu "

"The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!... George S. Patton "

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