Wisdom quotations

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◆ Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

- Henry Ford99

◆ A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

- Saint Basil99

◆ Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.

- Aldous Huxley99

◆ My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.

- Marlo Thomas99

◆ Wisdom begins in wonder.

- Socrates99

◆ Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.

- Aeschylus99

◆ If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

- Nelson Mandela99

◆ From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

- Publilius Syrus99

◆ I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

- Lucille Ball99

◆ I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

- Lao Tzu99

◆ Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

- John Wooden99

◆ Ignorance speaks louder than wisdom; wisdom just listens.

- Wazim Shaw99

◆ Whoever keeps his mouth shut when he realizes that he is wrong is wise and he who holds the mouth even if he is right is married.

- Vikrant Parsai99

◆ God, grant me the serenity to accept the stupid people as they are, the courage to maintain self-control and the wisdom to know that if I act on it, I will end up in jail.

- 99

◆ Wisdom is what you gain when realizing what the consequences are.

- Wazim Shaw99