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Wisdom.

Timeless truths from the greatest minds of every era

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

Benjamin Franklin

“Each day provides its own gifts.”

Marcus Aurelius

“Knowledge of the past and of the places of the earth is the ornament and food of the mind of man.”

Leonardo da Vinci

“Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.”

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

Benjamin Franklin

“Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.”

“A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.”

Russian proverbs

“The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom”

“When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion.”

Ethiopian proverbs

“Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.”

Abraham Lincoln

“A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.”

George S. Patton

“Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.”

“History is written by the victors.”

Winston Churchill

“We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”

“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”

“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”

Winston Churchill

“Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.”

“By a curious confusion, many modern critics have passed from the proposition that a masterpiece may be unpopular to the other proposition that unless it is unpopular it cannot be a masterpiece.”

G.K. Chesterton

“Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.”

William Wordsworth

“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.”

Charles Dickens

“No wise man ever thought that a traitor should be trusted.”

“Do not praise yourself when going into battle; praise yourself coming out of battle.”

Russian proverbs

“Forgive those who have hurt you.”

“The present is a point just passed.”

“Education costs money. But then so does ignorance.”

“A penny saved is a penny earned.”

Benjamin Franklin

“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.”

“When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door”

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”

“When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.”

Isaac Bashevis Singer

“When rats infest the palace, a lame cat is better than the swiftest horse.”

Chinese proverbs

“Age merely shows what children we remain.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”

“Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.”

Charles Dickens

“Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.”

“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”

Honor de Balzac

“One chance is all you need.”

“There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”

“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.”

“Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.”

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.”

Winston Churchill

“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

“The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.”

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”