"Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wisdom, Failure, Experience, Growth

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Wisdom, Authenticity, Truth, Values, Philosophy

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Intellect, Books, Question, Learning

"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

Stephen King, American Author

Wisdom, Writing, Truth, Power

"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Wisdom, Truth, Guidance, Stars

"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Wisdom is not in intelligence but in simplicity."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wisdom, Simplicity, Intelligence, Perception

"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

Stephen King, American Author

Wisdom, Writing, Editing, Ego, Courage

"Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Wisdom, Virtue, Growth

"A healthy amount of fear and respect might be a good idea."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies."

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"Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes."

Man

"All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity."

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"Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired."

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"I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it I thought it would be me."

Thought

"If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim."

Change

"It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

"Wisdom is not in intelligence but in simplicity."

"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

"Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper."

"A healthy amount of fear and respect might be a good idea."

Explore more quotes by Robert Kennedy

"Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies."

"Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes."

"All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity."

"I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil."

"Now I can go back to being ruthless again."

"One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time."

"Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired."

"I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it I thought it would be me."

"If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim."

"It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task."