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The Best Famous Wisdom Quotes

  • 1

    A Favorite of 1755 users

    God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

    - The Serenity Prayer (Reinhold Niebuhr)
    October 16, 2000 by Donny in Wisdom  ID#:162

  • 2

    A Favorite of 1595 users

    Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

    - John Wooden
    July 2, 2004 by rainflower in Wisdom  ID#:19587

  • 3

    A Favorite of 1447 users

    Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

    - Jimi Hendrix
    January 19, 2003 by Sinetos in Wisdom  ID#:6067

  • 4

    A Favorite of 1446 users

    Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

    - commonly attributed to Sun Tzu
    October 9, 2000 by Donny in Wisdom  ID#:143

  • 5

    A Favorite of 1372 users

    Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.

    - Lawrence J. Peter
    June 9, 2005 by JDF0012 in Wisdom  ID#:40488

  • 6

    A Favorite of 1058 users

    My father used to say, "You would worry less about what people think if you knew how little they did".

    - Dr. Phil McGraw
    December 5, 2002 by chatmouth in Wisdom  ID#:5700

  • 7

    A Favorite of 1037 users

    If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

    - Will Rogers
    March 4, 2003 by aschrage in Wisdom  ID#:7036

  • 8

    A Favorite of 1036 users

    You have to have a darkness for the dawn to come.

    - Harrison Ford
    February 3, 2003 by robsant in Wisdom  ID#:6222

  • 9

    A Favorite of 932 users

    That which does not kill us only makes us stronger.

    - Friedrich Nietzche
    October 16, 2000 by jim in Wisdom  ID#:168

  • 10

    A Favorite of 832 users

    Common sense is not so common.

    - Voltaire, A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary
    October 9, 2000 by Jim in Wisdom  ID#:137