Quotes About Wisdom

Great men have been among us; hands that penn'd And tongues that utter'd wisdom--better none

The bad one is that way because of the ignorance, therefore he can be healed with wisdom.

To avail yourself of His certain wisdom, ask of Him whatever questions you have. But do not entreat Him, for that will never be necessary.

Finding patterns is the essence of wisdom

I don't profess to be profound; but I do lay claim to common sense.

Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.

Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught.

You can call it wisdom, or sanity, or health, or enlightenment. I use the word God as a short-cut. I am comfortable with the word God because I don't have the foggiest idea of what it means.

So that the lover of myths, which are a compact of wonders, is by the same token a lover of wisdom.

I know nothing more important to inculcate into the minds of young people than the wisdom, the honor, and the blessed comfort of living within their income.

Be it mine to draw from wisdom's fount, pure as it flows, that calm of soul which virtue only knows.

A wise man who cultivates wisdom may sometimes drown in it.

Question everything, even if it represents generations of conventional wisdom.

I want to savor the aging process. As you get older, you trade your innocence for wisdom and the wisdom is your reward.

If you do not value libraries then you do not value information or culture or wisdom. You are silencing the voices of the past and you are damaging the future.

A true gourmet - a judge - has the wisdom to know when to stop eating.

I believe that traditional wisdom is incomplete.

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What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the perfect means by the perfect ends

There is no wisdom but that which is founded on the fear of God, which Solomon also declares to be the chief part of wisdom.

Be the wisdom your support. Be the compassion your guide and listen to the Divine Music that beats in every heart.

The wise man sayth, store is no sore.

In doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.

Wisdom, character, and consciousness conquer everything.