150+ Ancient Wisdom Quotes Every Person Should Know

The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

Wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is.

You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness.

If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.

He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder.

We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.

Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.

The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.

My father taught me that you can you read a hundred books on wisdom and write a hundred books on wisdom, but unless you apply what you learned then its only words on a page. Life is not lived with intentions, but action.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same.

Yeah. I mean, acknowledging is easy. Something happened or it didn't. But understanding... that's where things get sticky.

Sometimes you weren't supposed to share pain. Sometimes it was best just to deal with it alone.

It is strange how often a heart must be broken Before the years can make it wise.

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

Silence does not always mark wisdom.

Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

I used to think the worst thing in life is to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.

I look back now and realize that the gift of a true friend is that she sees you not the way you see yourself or the way others see you. A true friend sees you for who you are and who you can become.