Wisdom Quote by Sophocles — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

““One word”

“Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.”

“Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.”

“Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.”

“Numberless are the worlds wonders, but none more wonderful than man.”

“A short saying oft contains much wisdom.”

“Many of the dangers we face indeed arise from science and technology—but, more fundamentally, because we have become powerful without becoming commensurately wise. The world-altering powers that technology has delivered into our hands now require a degree of consideration and foresight that has never before been asked of us.”

“Maybe it just means that love can be stronger than fear.”

“When we walk out of our boundaries, we find out that knowledge is not a completion or a windfall, but a long process of revisions or adjustments. Likewise, we recognize that wisdom results from the painful filtering of experiences we collect on the bumpy path of life. ‘("Loss of benchmarks")”

“She wished she could visit Mariam's grave, to sit with her awhile, leave a flower or two. But she sees now that it doesn't matter. Mariam is never very far.... Mariam is in her own heart, where she shines with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns.”

“Boy, the solid things you can hold in your hands are never all you've got. They're the least of what belong to you. The qualities inside you, those are what you've really got to defend yourself with.”