Quotes about Wisdom
wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it.
— John Maxwell
Maturity does not always come with age; sometimes age comes alone.
— John Maxwell
A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.
— John Maxwell
People say there are two kinds of learning: experience, which is gained from your own mistakes, and wisdom, which is learned from the mistakes of others.
— John Maxwell
The Courage to Teach
— John Maxwell
Value self-improvement above self-promotion. King Solomon of ancient Israel said, "Let instruction and knowledge mean more to you than silver or the finest gold. Wisdom is worth much more than precious jewels or anything else you desire." Make your next career move based on how it will improve you personally rather than how it will enhance you financially.
— John Maxwell
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
— John Maxwell
Our problems are no longer problems when we seek learning instead of leisure.
— John Maxwell
Without the wise counsel and insightful answers I've received to questions over those decades, I wonder where I would be today.
— John Maxwell
Perspective separates leaders and followers more than any other characteristic. Leaders see before followers do; they see beyond what followers do; and they see bigger than followers do.
— John Maxwell
They know that the person who forgets the ultimate is a slave to the immediate.
— John Maxwell
Playwright George Bernard Shaw asserted, "A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
— John Maxwell