Wisdom Quote by Samuel Johnson — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood.”

“In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.”

“Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”

“Perhaps the excellence of aphorisms consists not so much in the expression of some rare or abstruse sentiment, as in the comprehension of some obvious and useful truth in a few words.”

“Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.”

“Memory is the mother of all wisdom.”

“To believe yourself brave is to be brave; it is the one only essential thing.”

“Life’s lessons arrive disguised as challenges, but each one is a quiet conversation with the universe—reminding you that wisdom isn’t something you find, it’s something you become.”

“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,”

“Who strive not for objects unattainable, grieve not for what lost and gone be,”

“The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”

“Evil is a shadow; it only follows the light.”