Quotes About Wisdom

To be asked to perform a new 'Talking Head' was beyond any expectation. The matchless brilliance of Alan Bennett's words coupled with the extraordinary wisdom of Nick Hytner's direction made this a thrilling and quite simply unforgettable experience, and I'm enormously grateful.

Alas, those six unfortunate souls who have made their way through my books know that every one of them is about Emerson and Thoreau and their dark counters, Melville and Emily Dickinson. Try as I might, I can't get their inspirations, their challenges and sentences and wisdom and questions out of my head.

People are divided into two classes - those who profit by experience and those who do not. The unfortunate part of it all is that the latter class is by far the larger of the two.

The unfortunate thing about this planet is that we are in no shortage of ignorance.

Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows.

Where do we enroll in Life 101? Where are the classes dealing with the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, the failure of a relationship? Unfortunately, those lessons are mostly learned through trial by fire and the school of hard knocks.

There's only one way to gain mountain sense, and that's to be in the mountains a lot. Unfortunately, when you're a young climber, you have none. You're out there, and your risk level is high.

Kids only learn that the stove is hot when they put their finger on and they burn it. This, unfortunately, is the limitation of our precious brain.

Sex? Unfortunately, as you get older - and I shouldn't admit this - there are other things that become more important in your daily life.

I don't know whether when I was 20 years old or 25 years old if somebody would have come along with incredible wisdom whether I would have really listened.

Well, God give them wisdom that have it; and those that are fools, let them use their talents.

Grant folly's prayers that hinder folly's wish, And serve the ends of wisdom.

Providence certainly does not favor just certain individuals, but the deep wisdom of its counsel, instruction and ennoblement extends to all.

The health of a church depends not merely on the creed which it professes, not even on the wisdom and holiness of a few great ecclesiastics, but on the faith and virtue of its individual members.

Contemplation is wisdom's best nurse.

We denote this primary wisdom as Intuition, whilst all later teachings are tuitions.

Behold, I am weary of my wisdom, like a bee that has gathered too much honey; I need hands outstretched to receive it.

If I were younger, I'd know more.

For the subtlest folly proceeds from the subtlest wisdom.

Our wisdom is no less at fortune's mercy than our wealth.

To forget the elderly is to ignore the wisdom of the years.

Thank God, men that art greatly guilty are never wise.

Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.Life just has to go on!

The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness.