Life Quotes

Common sense is not so common.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom.

Life is tough, but so are you.

The beginning is always today.

There's always another secret.

All knowledge is worth having.

Know what it is you want to do.

The wisest of the wise may err.

We're all stardust and stories.

The storm will pass. Outlast it.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

It's just a drop in the bucket,.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

A gentle word opens an iron gate.

Angry people are not always wise.

Conceit spoils the finest genius.

Mercy and cowardice are the same.

Cherish youth, but trust old age.

People aren't ever just one thing.

A man who won't listen can't hear.

There is always a price for power.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

Well done is better than well said.

Wisdom is knowing what to overlook.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

There are no good men in this game.

People lived because I killed them.

The world is not yours to question.

Whatever advice you give, be brief.

Life is growth. You grow or you die.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Life is to be lived, not controlled.

The end is nothing; the road is all.

A poet is a musician who can't sing.

To know a thing is to be free of it.

The price of perfection is too high.

Dig the well before you are thirsty.

Forget the past. Remember the lesson.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

The greatest wisdom is in simplicity.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

We learn not for school but for life.

Every person's life is worth a novel.

The treacherous are ever distrustful.

Power can be a terribly heavy burden.

Personal isn't the same as important.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

No man is an island, entire of itself.

Silence is a source of great strength.

The fool speaks, the wise man listens.

The worst thing you can do is nothing.

To light a candle is to cast a shadow.

The wise speak only of what they know.

The best lies are seasoned with truth.

Every story has more than one telling.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

Simplicity is the essence of happiness.

Speak only if it improves upon silence.

The mind of man is capable of anything.

I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.

Beneath every history, another history.

No one is told any story but their own.

Knowledge is what saves us, in the end.

Knowledge was its own kind of currency.

To rule, you must first learn to serve.

Life is long if you know how to use it.

Experience is the teacher of all things.