wisdom Quotes

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

Taste may change, but inclination never.

Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.