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Leonard Cohen · Anthem, 1992
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Wisdom Quotes
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649 quotes on wisdom and truth — from the classics to the everyday.
“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
“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.”
Confucius · The Analects, Book I
“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
Confucius · The Analects, Book VII
“He who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
Confucius · The Analects, Book II
“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
Confucius · The Analects, Book II, c. 5th century BCE
“When you know that a thing is wrong, be quick to change. Do not wait.”
Mencius · Mencius, Book II A
“He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.”
Mencius · Mencius, Book VI A
“The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest.”
Mencius · Mencius, Book VII B
“To act without clear understanding, to form habits without examining them, to follow a path all your life without knowing where it goes — this is the behavior of the multitude.”
Mencius · Mencius, Book VII A
“The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.”
Mencius · Mencius, Book VI B
“If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it. Why should you wait till next year?”
Mencius · Mencius, Book III B
“The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity; the feeling of shame is the beginning of righteousness.”
Mencius · Mencius, Book II A
