Wisdom quotes

“You can't know too much, but you can say too much.” Calvin Coolidge

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.” Jacques Yves Cousteau

“In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.” Aleister Crowley

“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.” Aleister Crowley

“Intolerance is evidence of impotence.” Aleister Crowley

“Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.” Democritus

“By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.” Democritus

“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.” John Dewey

“Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.” Emily Dickinson

“Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.” Emily Dickinson

“The brain is wider than the sky.” Emily Dickinson

“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” Benjamin Disraeli

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” Benjamin Disraeli

“How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.” Benjamin Disraeli

“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.” Fyodor Dostoevsky

“The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.” Fyodor Dostoevsky

“The soul is healed by being with children.” Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” Peter Drucker

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Peter Drucker

“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.” Peter Drucker

“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” Dwight Eisenhower

“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” Dwight Eisenhower

“Pessimism never won any battle.” Dwight Eisenhower

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” George Eliot

“It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.” George Eliot

“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.” Desiderius Erasmus

“In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” Desiderius Erasmus

“Prevention is better than cure.” Desiderius Erasmus