Quotes About Wisdom

Love wakes men, once a lifetime each;They lift their heavy lids, and look;And, lo, what one sweet page can teach,They read with joy, then shut the book.

Not every shift in understanding is good, since we make good and bad decisions, but we can never learn without being open to change in our thinking.

We can always know better. The Bible is so deep that it can always make us reflect more about our worldview and our relationship to God. To feel otherwise is to argue that we possess all truth and that there is nothing left for God to teach us. It is to make ourselves into the canon.

Don't trust anyone who has been in school for the past 24 consecutive years.

It is as true as breath. It is as important as the words of children.

The brain is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one the other will include With ease, and you beside. The brain is deeper than the sea, For, hold them, blue to blue, The one the other will absorb, As sponges, buckets do. The brain is just the weight of God, For, lift them, pound for pound, And they will differ, if they do, As syllable from sound. —Emily Dickinson

Bigger, louder, and faster don't necessarily create deeper disciples.

In an era of too much information, the need for discernment and wisdom will be greater than ever.

People talk to old people like they're children.'Oh you're very old aren't you?' Yeah I'm old. I'm not stupid.

Old people really do have a secret though. You wanna know what it is? Luck.

As my dear wife occasionally reminds me: "Never miss an opportunity to shut the fuck up.

I want to learn and continue to learn. It's the only way to stay alive.

Christian scholarship will be a poor and paltry thing, worth little attention, until the Christian scholar, under the control of his authentic commitment, devises theories that lead to promising, interesting, fruitful, challenging lines of research.

Better a little with God than a whole lot without Him. Better to have fewer houses, cars, appliances, clothes, toys, and bills than to have the whole world and lose your soul. Better something paid for that's used and enjoyed and shared and worn out than something nice and shiny and new that won't be paid for until 2019 and that you're too stressed to enjoy. Better a little with the fear of the Lord than more of what everyone else has. Better than normal, instead of normal is best.

Wisdom is all about the simple, often tiny, obvious things, done consistently, one at a time.

Wise people put as much distance between themselves and sexual temptation as possible. They not only get away but also plan their escape route.

That place that I had been most sure that I was right was the place that I was most wrong.

We must discern what God calls us to accomplish rather than mindlessly adding on everything presented to us.

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such 'wisdom' does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice" (James 3:14

If we don't fear God, it's because we don't know God.

Just because opportunities present themselves doesn't mean you should accept every one of them. It's not realistic, and it's also not wise.

Don't be afraid to be weird for being wise.

Renew your mind by washing it with truth: God's Word.

The fear of God is the only cure for the fear of people.