— Samuel Butler"It is a profound truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact."
Wisdom Quotes
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Authors on Wisdom
— Aristotle"It is a subtle truth that to live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Henry Ward Beecher"It is a quiet truth that a life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea."
— Rabindranath Tagore"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Franklin D. Roosevelt"It is a timeless truth that the test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power."
— Paul Ryan"It is a subtle truth that love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude."
— John F. Kennedy"It is a enduring truth that do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Plato"It is a enduring truth that vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Eleanor Roosevelt"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."
— F. Scott Fitzgerald"The present moment is the only sanctuary where peace truly resides. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld"It is a profound truth that bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts."
— Abraham Lincoln"It is a enduring truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Arnold Schwarzenegger"The darkest nights often reveal that the truest form of bravery is vulnerability."
— Lady Gaga"It is a quiet truth that he who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— John F. Kennedy"It is a unyielding truth that peace of heart is the greatest luxury life can bestow upon the mortal traveler."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson"It is a enduring truth that when purpose is clear, every obstacle transforms into a stepping stone — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Arnold Schwarzenegger"To know when to speak and when to listen is the hallmark of genuine discernment. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Steve Jobs"It is a enduring truth that humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect."
— Ronald Reagan"It is a quiet truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Hillary Clinton"Imagination is more important than knowledge."