“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Socrates · Plato's Apology, c. 399 BC
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Wisdom Quotes
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286 quotes on wisdom and truth — from the classics to the everyday.
“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself.”
Walt Whitman · Leaves of Grass, 1855
“You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.”
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations, Book 4
“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.”
Seneca · Letters to Lucilius, c. 65 AD
“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”
Albert Einstein
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
J.R.R. Tolkien · The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
Albus Dumbledore · Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling, 1997
“What we think, we become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
Mark Twain
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
Joseph Campbell
“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments.”
Tahereh Mafi · Shatter Me, 2011
“There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen · Anthem, 1992
“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”
Winnie the Pooh · The House at Pooh Corner, A. A. Milne, 1928
“Piglet: 'How do you spell love?' Pooh: 'You don't spell it, you feel it.'”
Winnie the Pooh · The House at Pooh Corner, A. A. Milne, 1928
“Even the act of listening is a creative act.”
Ryuichi Sakamoto
“I started to feel that silence itself is music.”
Ryuichi Sakamoto
“After my illness, I realized that every single sound is precious to me.”
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Interview, 2015
