Wisdom Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Wisdom quotes, Wisdom sayings, and Wisdom proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.


A big tree attracts the gale.      -- Chinese (on pride)
All that glitters is not gold.      -- Latin Proverb
Clean your finger before you point at my spots.      -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Clothes don't make the man.      -- unknown
Clouds that thunder, do not always rain.      -- Armenian (on vanity and arrogance)
Empty vessels make the most sound.      -- John Lydgate (c.1370-1451)
Every ass loves to hear himself bray.      -- English (on vanity and arrogance)
His bark is worse than his bite.      -- George Herbert (1593-1632)
If someone gives you advice, it is in his own interest.      -- Tunisian Proverb
It is better to enjoy the cool breeze of others waving your flag, than to suffer the sweat of doing it yourself.      -- L.D. Seese (1992) thanks to J. Martin
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.      -- Chinese Proverb
No one can make us feel inferior without our consent.      -- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
Nobody's perfect.      -- unknown
The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.      -- Chaucer (c.1343-1400)
The drum makes a great fuss because it is empty.      -- Trinidadian (on vanity and arrogance)
The fly on the water buffalo's back thinks he is taller than the water buffalo.      -- Tagalog (Filipino)(on vanity and arrogance)
The wise through excess of wisdom is made a fool.      -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Vanity blossoms but bares no fruit.      -- Nepalese (on vanity and arrogance)