Here are some quotes which will inspire you to remain calm and wise in any situation. Wise thinking helps us lead a wise, meaningful, and good life.
I pray for wisdom to act in every situation of my life, first thing in the morning. If you do not think and act wisely, you may get into trouble often.
These wisdom quotes will surely help you to be wise to lead a meaningful and successful life.
These quotes are from my heart. Most of these quotes are from my morning reading books, which helped me live happily and peacefully.
These quotes shaped my life most beautifully. I hope it will do the same with you.
Best Wisdom Quotes to Start Your Day
1. “Wisdom is when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.” Evangel
2. “Have more than you show, speak less than you know.” William Shakespeare
3. “He is a wise man who doesn’t grieve for the things he has not but rejoice for those things which he has.” From the book Lights from Many Lamps
4. “The heart is just a heart. The feelings and thoughts are just feelings and thoughts. Let things be as they are.”
5. “All the teachings are merely similes and comparisons meant to help the mind see the truth.” Ajahn Chan
6. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi
7. “If you seek peace, be still. If you seek wisdom, be silent. If you seek love be yourself.”
8. “When someone does something wrong, don’t forget all the things they did right.”
9. “Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore.”
10. “Look back and be grateful, look ahead and be hopeful, look around and be helpful.”
11. “Knowing when to leave is so important. The party. The job. The relationship.”
12. “A smart person knows what to say. a wise person knows whether or not to say it.”
13. “If you want to change anything change your ignorance to wisdom.”
14. “Every person you meet knows at least one thing you don’t ; don’t let them leave without learning it.” Robin Sharma
15. “Sit at the table where they are talking about growth, goals, and money. Not other people.”
16. “The wound is not my fault. But the healing is my responsibility.”
17. “An error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” John F. Kennedy
18. “People inspire you, or they drain you. Pick them wisely.” Les Brown
19. “Good things happen to people who do good things. Do the right things and you cannot help but see the right results.” Robin Sharma
20. “The great power of the universe is within me. All I desire with active faith, positivity, expectancy, and purposeful conviction is on its way to me. And if that which I wish does not come, it’s simply because something better is on its way. I know this belief to be true. All wizards know it to be true.” Robin Sharma
Wisdom Quotes to learn from
21. “Don’t carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones to rise above you.”
22. “Don’t trust people whose feelings change with time. Trust people whose feelings remain the same even when the time change.”
23. “Better to be harmless, than helpful.”
24. “It doesn’t matter what others are doing. It matters what you are doing.”
25. “The treasure house is within you. Look within for the answer to your heart’s desire.” The power of your Subconscious mind
26. “Hate is the subtlest form of violence.”
27. “Do not let the others do your thinking for you. Choose your own thoughts and make your own decision.” The power of your subconscious mind
28. “Luck is the mirror of hard work.”
29. “Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates, he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved and eliminate what can’t be succeed.” Nelson Mandela
30. “Wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness; knowledge can be conveyed but not wisdom.” Herman Hesse on Siddhartha
31. “Learning does not necessarily require quantity, being able to put it into practice deserves the highest praise.” Joseph Murphy
32. “The world is ready to give up its secrets if we only know how to knock, how to give it the necessary blow. The strength and force of the blow come through concentration.” Swami Vivekananda
33. “What is commonly called “good luck” is nothing but preparedness and opportunity coming together.” Deepak Chopra on Seven Spiritual laws of success
34. “The only real purpose of being here on this earth is to learn and re-remember our original natural state of no limitations.” Joseph Murphy
35. “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” George Bernard Shaw
36. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi
37. “You don’t get rich by spending time to save money. You get rich by saving your time to make money.” The Almanack of Ravikant
38. “If you can’t meditate, pause before every sip of coffee.”
39. “If you can’t pray, simply say ‘thank you’ before every meal.”
Wisdom Quotes to Practice in Life
40. “If you can’t manifest, enjoy what’s already yours.”
41. “If you can’t journal, talk to yourself in the car.”
42. “There is no spirituality rule book.”
43. “Just show up for yourself in ways that feel good to you.” Vex King
44. “Life isn’t easy….. Sometimes, stuff happens that isn’t your fault, that you can’t control. It doesn’t mean you’ve failed or that you won’t fail again. It just means that you have to fight harder. You have to be stronger. You can’t let the bad stuff win. You have to keep getting and moving even when you’re afraid to or you don’t think you can.” Julie Miller
45. “Try to understand people before trusting them. Because we are living in such a world, where the artificial lemon flavour is used for a welcome drink and real lemon is used in the finger bowl.”
46. “From the viewpoint of creative intelligence, there is enough time to do what is best for you. Align yourself with that truth, and you will be on the path to making everything fulfilling.” From ‘Abundance’ Deepak Chopra
47. “Fix the stressors that are affecting you and don’t cause stress in others at work.” Deepak Chopra on Abundance
48. “Follow your bliss, don’t be afraid and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.” Deepak Chopra on Abundance
49. “Change your thoughts and you will change your destiny.” The power of your subconscious mind
50. “Instead of looking outward to the world for happiness, we need to turn and look inward, it’s only in that direction that we will find everything we are looking for.” David Bingham
Best Wisdom Quotes
51. “Without the rich heart wealth is an ugly beggar.” Emerson
52. “Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything, anxiety, or possessions cannot be free.” Thich Nath Hanh
53. “Better to be real and lose what’s fake, than be fake and miss out on what’s real.”
54. “A person’s most beautiful asset is not a head full of knowledge, but a heart full of love, an ear ready to listen and a hand willing to help others.”
55. “Remember that life’s greatest lessons are usually learned at the worst times and from worst mistakes.”
56. “Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! Forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! Control the present! Live supremely well now! It will whitewash the dark past, and compel the future to be bright ! This is the way of the wise.”- Paramanand Yogananda
57. “Like the anger of fire shapes metal, like the sorrow of a writer creates poetry, everything that is beautiful doesn’t always start beautifully.”
58. “We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.” Thich Nath Hanh
59. “To find peace, you must find courage and be willing to lose connection with the people, places and things that create all things that create noise in your life.”
60. “You gotta learn how to stop telling people more than they need to know.”
61. “I am not interested in fighting, hating, blaming, or being petty, with whatever time I have left in my life, I want to love. I want to be happy. I want to be loved, and I want peace.”
62. “The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.” Dalai Lama
63. “Silence is sometimes the best answer.” Dalai Lama
64. “There is no greater wealth in this world than peace of mind.” Buddha
65. “People are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, they are addicted to escaping reality.
66. “Just like you have to eat every day to make your body healthy, you have to learn every day to make your mind healthy.”
67. “Some people will get mad at you for not being who they want you to be. One of the biggest forms of self-betrayal is living your life by their rules instead of your own. Your task is simple: be kind, be real, be humble, keep growing and unapologetically live your best life.” Young Poublo
68. “You gotta train your mind to be stronger than your emotions or else you’ll lose yourself every time.”
69. “Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” Buddha
70. “A positive mind towards everything will give you a happier life.”
Wisdom Quotes to Remember
71. “Train your mind to see the good in everything. Positivity is choice. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.”
72. “Be good enough to forgive someone, but don’t be stupid to trust them again.”
73. “Talk with people who make you see the world differently.”
74. “Never argue with someone who believes their own lies.”
75. “Stay close to people who feel like sunshine.”
76. “Your ability to feel other people’s pain doesn’t mean it’s your responsibility to fix it.”
77. “The best way to avoid disappointment is to not expect anything from anyone.”
78. “There is no happiness for oneself alone, no suffering that afflicts only others.” Daisaku Ikeda
79. “Don’t rush anything. When the time is right, it’ll happen.”
80. “Wisdom is a process that comes with time, experience and mistakes.”
81. “The only thing that makes you unhappy is your own thoughts, change them.” Buddha
82. “You can’t change what already happened, so don’t waste your time thinking about it. Move on, let go and get over it.”
83. “The best thing about the worst time in your life is that you get to see the true colours of everyone.”
84. “Silence isn’t empty. It’s full of answers.”
85. “Never make permanent decisions on temporary feelings.” Buddha
86. “No mud, no lotus.” Thich Naht Hanh
87. “There are times when you feel it’s just not your day, and that everything is going wrong. The more you try, the worse the situation becomes. Everyone has days like that. That’s when it’s time to stop everything, go home, and take refuge in yourself. Rearrange everything ——your feelings, your perceptions, your emotions—they’re all scattered everywhere, it’s a mess inside. Recognize and embrace each emotion… Practice mindfulness and concentration, and tidy up everything within yourself. This will help you restore your calm and peace.” Thich Nhat Hanh
88. “The best revenge is no revenge. Move on. Be happy. Find inner peace. Flourish.”
89. “Walk like a free person, put things down, don’t carry anything, and feel light, there is a burden we always carry with us. The skill we need is how to lay down our burden to be light.” Thich Nhat Hanh
90. “Sometimes the best thing you can do is keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. The truth always comes out in the end.”
Wisdom Quotes to Bring Peace
91. “Align your focus with the solution, not the problem.”
92. “Real maturity is noticing your own inner turbulent and pausing before you project how you feel what is happening around you.” Yung Pueblo
93. “Every moment is a choice. Every thought, word and deed is creating your future. Choose wisely and positively.”
94. “When you finally learn that a person’s behaviour has more to do with their internal struggle than it ever did with you, you learn grace.”
95. “Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve.”
96. “To improve your life you must first improve your thinking.”
97. “Walk away from people who put you down. Walk away from fights that will never resolved. Walk away from trying to please people who will never see your worth. The more you walk away from the things that poison your soul the healthier you will be.”
98. “A single lamp dispels the darkness of a thousand aeons; Likewise, a single flash of the mind’s clear light erases aeons of karmic conditioning and spiritual blindness.” Tilopa
99. “Before you argue with someone, think to yourself if that person is even mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspectives. Because if not, there’s absolutely no point.” Amber Veal
100. “Ships don’t sink because of water around them. Ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.”
101. “Nothing is certain; everything is impermanent; everything will come to an end.” Buddha
102. “Making someone feel seen, heard and understood is the loudest way to love them.”
103. “Be with someone who will sit down and say, ‘Let’s fix this.’ Instead of being childish and ignoring you.”
104. “Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are. Your reputation is who people think you are.” John Wooden.
105. “When it’s over, leave. Don’t continue watering a dead flower.”
106. “Don’t judge people by where they live. Sometimes there is more love in that little home than you would find in a mansion.”
107. “Fall in love with a person who enjoys your madness. Not an idiot who forces you to be normal.”
108. “Suffering is not holding you. You are holding suffering.”
109. “The best exercise is walking. Walk away from arguments that lead to anger. Walk away from thoughts that steal your happiness. The more you walk away from things that destroy your soul, the happier your life will be.”
110. “Let yourself disappoint people, especially if you need to take care of your mind or because your intuition is telling you that what they want does not align with who you are becoming. Betraying yourself is not a virtue, remember, no one can feel your heart better than you can.” Yung Pueblo
111. “If you have to tell someone the same thing about how you feel and they don’t change it, understand they don’t respect you.”
112. “Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.” Socrates
113. “The only way to win with a toxic person is not to play.”
114. “Give, but don’t let it empty you.”
115.”Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.” Lao Tzu
