Quotes About Wisdom

The wise man is astonished by anything.

A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal to a god.

Wisdom alone is the science of others sciences.

Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions.

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.

Never question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.

We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so.

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

There is a Persian proverb: 'To test that which has been tested is ignorance.' To try to test something without the means of testing is even worse.

Know the one who wants nothing to be the wealthiest.

And here in this room, I re-experience the memories again and again it is how wisdom comes and how we shape our future.

I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the ruins.

The most complicated skill is to be simple.

Perhaps wisdom is simply a matter of waiting, and healing a question of time. And anything good you've ever been given is yours forever.

The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.

Beauty, the eternal Spouse of the Wisdom of God and Angel of his Presence thru' all creation.

I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.

All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an ensemble of correct assumptions and valid calculations.

A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.