Profound Sayings and Quotes

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

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Profound subject matter can be encompassed in small space - for proof, look at any sonnet by Shakespeare! Cynthia Ozick
Simplicity of character is the natural result of profound thought. Hazlitt
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. Niels Bohr
The most profound statements are often said in silence. Lynn Johnston
Profound thinkers either become astute lovers or rebellious spirit. Ramana Pemmaraju
The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. Michel de Montaigne
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity. Vaclav Havel
Profound changes in ones life do not always come from sledgehammer. They can just easily come from a whisper. Mr. H
All profound truths startle you in the first announcement. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
The profound thinker always suspects that he is superficial. Benjamin Disraeli
A profound conviction raises a man above the feeling of ridicule. John Stuart Mill
Every profound spirit needs a mask: even more, around every profound spirit a mask is continually growing. Friedrich Nietzsche
Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy. Sigmund Freud
Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. Carolina Herrera
Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts. Luc De Clapiers
You cannot learn a lesson of profound forgiveness unless you understand what it is to be wounded and forgive that which has wounded you. Ben Kingsley
Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured. Andre Gide
The most profound things are inexpressible. Jenny Holzer
The deeper thought is, the taller it becomes. Dejan Stojanovic
Some things scratch the surface while others strike at your soul. Gianna Perada
Good sense is at the bottom of everything: virtue, genius, wit, talent and taste. J.J. de Chenier
Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski
You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere. Lee Iacocca
The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. Edward R. Murrow