Quotes About Discernment

Wisdom always waits for the right time to act, while emotion always pushes for action right now!

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later.

The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

To understand is to perceive patterns.

To generalize is to be an idiot.

Information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom.

Life is a festival only to the wise.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

A person is wise if he listens to millions of advice and doesn't implement any of it.

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.

Temperance is the wisdom to know that not every constructive job requires a hammer.

Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

There are subjects in which I wish to become knowledgeable, and subjects in which I wish to remain wise.

When people show you who they are ... believe them!

Friendship of the wise is good; a wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.

To know when to be generous and when firm—that is wisdom.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

Wisdom is only found in truth. [Ger., Die Weisheit ist nur in der Wahrheit.]