— Voltaire"It is a profound truth that patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance."
Wisdom Quotes
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— Hillary Clinton"It is a enduring truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel."
— Virginia Woolf"It is a humble truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Audrey Hepburn"It is a essential truth that in the arithmetic of human affection, the more you give, the more you retain."
— P. J. O'Rourke"To master the mind is to understand that the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."
— Epictetus"To speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Abraham Lincoln"It is a steadfast truth that every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice."
— Plato"It is a timeless truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."
— Abraham Lincoln"It is a humble truth that do not hurry what nature takes seasons to unfold — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Francis Bacon"It is a unyielding truth that stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— H. L. Mencken"It is a radiant truth that the test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power."
— Bob Dylan"It is a timeless truth that kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together."
— Billy Graham"When purpose is clear, every obstacle transforms into a stepping stone. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."
— P. J. O'Rourke"It is a essential truth that to live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it."
— Plato"It is a steadfast truth that do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul."
— John Ruskin"It is a profound truth that every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below."
— Khalil Gibran"A visionary sees the unseen and knows wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to listen."
— Khalil Gibran"The essence of creativity is the belief that wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to listen."
— John F. Kennedy"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."
— Albert Camus"True wisdom begins when you realize every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."