Quotes About Wisdom

There is no wisdom save in truth.

Proverbs are potted wisdom.

If the main thing the next generations know about Jewish history is that we were persecuted and suffered, they will lose sight of the tremendous heritage of Jewish culture, theology, and wisdom.

To see the unreal is wisdom. Beyond this lies the inexpressible.

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap.

I tweet, therefore my entire life has shrunk to 140 character chunks of instant event and predigested gnomic wisdom. And swearing.

The disadvantage of men not knowing the past is that they do not know the present.

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know.

The knowledge that unites love and wisdom, that uplifts the spirit is spirituality. The knowledge which gives you a broad vision and a big heart is spirituality.

Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves.

All the wisdom in the world cannot put in one's heart the love one yearned for as a small child.

I studied adab for thirty years and I studied knowledge for twenty years.

Steadfast benevolence, sustained by the wisdom that anything other than benevolence is painful, protects the mind from all afflictions.

One of the saddest things about US education is that the wisdom of our most successful teachers is lost to the profession when they retire.

If you desire wisdom like money and buried treasures, then you'll find it!

The door to God is the insecurity of not knowing anything. Bear the grace of that uncertainty and all wisdom will be yours.

Screening out peer pressure and conventional wisdom. It is so powerful, that most of us aren't even aware of how much it is influencing our decisions.

I think I unknowingly seek people who are better than me in the sense of strength and wisdom. It's like I've got to know and trust that you have the answers and that you can carry me if needed.

The world wisely prefers happiness to wisdom.

A calm despair, without angry convulsions or reproaches directed at heaven, is the essence of wisdom.

Pain comes from the darkness. And we call it wisdom. It is pain.

It's like the more you know the more you know you don't know.

Erudition without pedantry is as a rare as wisdom itself.

Prosperity isn't defined by money alone; it encompasses time, love, success, joy, comfort, beauty, and wisdom.