“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.”
More from Cicero on Wisdom
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
“Knowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.”
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
“There are no snares more dangerous than those which lurk under the guise of duty or the name of relationship.”
“Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.”
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all other virtues.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”