Quotes About Wisdom

O sobie samym niewiele mniema?, a o innych zawsze jak najlepiej - to m?dro??, to jest doskona?o??. Nawet gdyby? widzia?, ?e kto? jawnie grzeszy albo dopuszcza si? zbrodni, nie powiniene? uwa?a? si? za lepszego, bo nie wiesz, jak d?ugo wytrwasz w dobrym. Wszyscy jeste?my u?omni, lecz ty nie s?d?, ?e kto? móg?by by? bardziej u?omny od ciebie.

Beware, therefore, lest thou strive too earnestly after some desire which thou hast conceived, without taking counsel of Me; lest haply it repent thee afterwards, and that displease thee which before pleased, and for which thou didst long as for a great good.

The more and better thou knowest, the more heavy will be thy judgment unless thy life be also more holy.

The learned are well pleased to seem so to others and to be accounted wise, but much that is to be found in learning little profiteth the soul. He that is intent upon things other than those that will help his soul's salvation is lacking in wisdom. Words will not satisfy the soul; but a good life giveth comfort to the mind, and a pure conscience affordeth great confidence in the sight of God.

That is the highest and most profitable lesson, when a man truly knoweth and judgeth lowly of himself. To account nothing of one's self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom

Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.

It is vanity to desire a long life, and to have little care for a good life.

Ask not, who hath said this or that, but look to what he says.

let thy discourse be concerning things which edify.

Who is so wise as to have perfect knowledge of all things? Therefore trust not too much to thine own opinion, but be ready also to hear the opinions of others.

That is the highest and most profitable lesson, when a man truly knoweth and judgeth lowly of himself. To account nothing of one's self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom. Even shouldest thou see thy neighbor sin openly or grievously, yet thou oughtest not to reckon thyself better than he, for thou knowest not how long thou shalt keep thine integrity. All of us are weak and frail; hold thou no man more frail than thyself.

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To account nothing of one's self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom. Even

Yo penetro los secretos; y sé que te conviene mucho para tu bien, que algunas veces te deje desconsolado; para que no te ensoberbezcas en los sucesos prósperos, ni quieras complacerte en ti mismo por lo que no eres. Lo que yo te di, te lo puedo quitar, y volvértelo cuando me agradare.

Cuanto más y mejor entiendes, tanto más gravemente serás juzgado si no vivieres santamente.

2. No tengas deseo demasiado de saber, porque en ello se halla grande estorbo y engaño. Los letrados gustan de ser vistos y tenidos por tales. Muchas cosas hay que, el saberlas, poco o nada aprovecha al alma; y muy loco es el que en otras cosas entiende, sino en las que tocan a la salvación. Las muchas palabras no hartan el alma; mas la buena vida le da refrigerio, y la pura conciencia causa gran confianza en Dios.

La suprema sabiduría consiste en aspirar a ir a los reinos celestiales por el desprecio del mundo. Luego,

If it seemeth to thee that thou knowest many things, and understandest them well, know also that there are many more things which thou knowest not.

Thou thinkest as man. In many things thou judgest as human affection persuadeth thee.

Then enduring patience shall have more might than all the power of the world. Then simple obedience shall be more highly exalted than all worldly wisdom.

If thou knewest the whole Bible, and the sayings of all the philosophers, what should all this profit thee without the love and grace of God? Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, save to love God, and Him only to serve. That is the highest wisdom, to cast the world behind us, and to reach forward to the heavenly kingdom.

What doth it profit thee to enter into deep discussion concerning the Holy Trinity, if thou lack humility, and be thus displeasing to the Trinity? For verily it is not deep words that make a man holy and upright;

To assume you have it all figured out is a warning signal that you aren't humble enough to listen to God and to others. If you refuse to chisel away at arrogant attitudes, trouble lies ahead. You know very little if you claim to have all the answers.

Oh, how good and peacemaking a thing it is to be silent concerning others, and not carelessly to believe all reports, nor to hand them on further; how good also to lay one's self open to few, to seek ever to have Thee as the beholder of the heart; not to be carried about with every wind of words, but to desire that all things inward and outward be done according to the good pleasure of Thy will!