Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Wisdom Quotes
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Wisdom quotes are distilled experience — what poets, philosophers, and elders learned about truth, time, character, and how to live well. Kept short, they are easy to carry and slow to wear out.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
An unexamined life is not worth living.
You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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