Quotes About Wisdom

The path God chooses for each of us to follow isn't always an easy one, but we all have to decide whether or not we're willing to trust in His wisdom and embrace His will

It was observed of Elizabeth that she was weak herself, but chose wise counsellors; to which it was replied, that to choose wise counsellors was, in a prince, the highest wisdom.

We chase phantoms half the days of our lives. It is well if we learn wisdom even then, and save the other half.

A cheerful intelligent face is the end of culture, and success enough. For it indicates the purpose of Nature and wisdom attained.

Without imagination, there is no goodness, no wisdom.

To anticipate and prevent disasterous contingencies would be the part of wisdom and patriotism.

The community has no bribe that will tempt a wise man.

Fools laugh at others. Wisdom laughs at itself.

Virtue consists in avoiding vice, and is the highest wisdom. [Lat., Virtus est vitium fugere, et sapientia prima.]

Experience does by no means automatically leads to wisdom and understanding.

if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.

For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But it's also important to hang on to what you believe.

Buhhdism is wisdom. As long as we have wisdom, we can put all things to the best use, we can turn everything in the direction of happiness.

You cannot intellectualize God, you cannot, He is beyond your intellect, you cannot understand Him through your intellect. If you have to understand Him you have to become the spirit.

One may almost doubt if the wisest man has learned anything of absolute value by living.

A single gnomic line can come to resonate with centuries of subsequent wisdom.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

Age, per se, may claim tenderness and pity, but not respect; that only comes when the years have brought humanity and wisdom and the experience that worketh hope.

The value of hatred and ignorance is found in the fact that without them we could never truly appreciate wisdom and love.

Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.

As a writer, you have control: You can play around with your own thoughts and when you find those insufficient, draw upon others': their wisdom, their humor, their failings.

natural birth is full of magnificent, life-changing wisdom.

As therefore the state of man now is, what wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of good and evil?

You are foolish, but without fools there would be no wisdom.