Quotes About Wisdom

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.

Whoever keeps his mouth shut when he realizes that he is wrong is wise and he who holds the mouth even if he is right is married.

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife.

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will be happy; if a bad one, you will become philosophical, which is a fine thing in itself.

He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question, when a man should marry? 'A young man not yet, an elder man not at all

If people waited to know one another before they married, the world wouldn't be so grossly over-populated as it is now

Being asked whether it's better to marry or not, he (Socrates) replied, Whichever you do you will repent it

There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.

If you want to marry wisely, marry your equal

Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

Do not choose your wife at a dance, but in the field among the harvesters

By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher...and that is a good thing for any man.

A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.

Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age - as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.

Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day.

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married

If you go to war pray once; if you go on a sea journey pray twice; but pray three times if you are going to be married

Older women should teach younger women the skills and disciplines needed to have a successful home and marriage. Experienced wives and mothers will find their greatest avenue of ministry in teaching younger wives what they need to know to be effective wives, mothers, and homemakers.

Many women remain unmarried only because they were too smart to ever marry a man dumb enough to marry them.

No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.

Life is life Itself. No, words can exactly describe life, but living life truly defines it.

You can't truly understand something until it happens to you. The meaning of life is discovered in the experience.