Wisdom Quote by Virginia Woolf — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Now begins to rise in me the familiar rhythm; words that have lain dormant now lift, now toss their crests, and fall and rise, and falls again. I am a poet, yes. Surely I am a great poet.”

“Are we so made that we have to take death in small doses daily or we could not go on with the business of living?”

“A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen.”

“If woman had no existence save in the fiction written by men, one would imagine her a person of the utmost importance (...); as great as a man, some think even greater. But this is woman in fiction. In fact, as”

“For while directly we say that it [the length of human life] is ages long, we are reminded that it is briefer than the fall of a rose leaf to the ground.”

“I had a dream that I could please everyone. Well that will always be a dream, because I find that near to impossible to do.”

“Every concept of reality is all in our head, belief is what makes truth.”

“When the valley season comes, remember the mountains you once climbed and the wisdom you learnt from that.”

“Your burdens are perfectly measured and gifted to you according to your resistance.”

“All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect.”

“If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.”