Words of WisdomDec 7, 20254 min readRated NaN out of 5 stars.Quotes adapted from AZ Quotes Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.John WoodenWe are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.George Bernard ShawTo acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.Marilyn vos SavantTalent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.John WoodenYesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.RumiIf it's still in your mind, it is still in your heart.Paulo CoelhoA small act is worth a million thoughts.Ai WeiweiThe foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.James OppenheimWe must enhance the light, not fight the darkness.A. D. GordonThe more you know the less you need to say.Jim RohnPreconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.Mary BrowneIf you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.Napoleon HillA man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.Muhammad AliKindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.Mark TwainA man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.John C. MaxwellThe trouble is you think you have time.Gautama BuddhaFollow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.Oprah WinfreyTrue wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.SocratesThe reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.Rene DescartesTo avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.Elbert HubbardDon't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.Paulo CoelhoOur greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.ConfuciusDestiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.William Jennings BryanLove all, trust a few, do wrong to none.William ShakespearePatience is the companion of wisdom.Saint AugustineEveryone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.Ali ibn Abi TalibWhenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.Mark TwainSpeak only if it improves upon the silence.Mahatma GandhiIt is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.VoltaireLife can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.Soren KierkegaardLife is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.John C. MaxwellThere are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows; help him not forget what he knows. 3. The man who knows not, and knows that he knows not; teach him. 4. Finally, there is the man who knows not but pretends that he knows; he is a fool, so avoid him.Solomon Ibn GabirolEvery person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.H. Jackson Brown, Jr.A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.Albert EinsteinLuck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.Seneca the YoungerOnce you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.George R. R. MartinThe man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.ConfuciusI never learned from a man who agreed with me.Robert A. HeinleinTo understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.Khalil GibranEven if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.Martin LutherDo not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.EpicurusValues are like fingerprints. Nobody's are the same, but you leave 'em all over everything you doElvis PresleyThere comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself.Laurell K. HamiltonChop your own wood and it will warm you twiceHenry FordClimb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.David McCulloughA wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.Helen RowlandYour 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 JobsGood people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.Plato
Love these quotes! Thank you for sharing them! Dave