Quotes About Wisdom

Sometimes the things we want to say the most are the things that should never be said.

You learn more from the things that end.

they "come to the business of life & the application of knowledge they find that they are inferior—& all their studies have not given them that practical good sense & mother wisdom & wit which grew up with our grandmothers at the spinning wheel,

What she did not yet realize was that those boundaries were much looser for a child in the progressive circles of Salem and Boston, where a young girl who "poured out her whole heart" would be kindly received by adults eager to see proof of the innocent wisdom of childhood. As she grew older, Elizabeth would have to reckon with the fact that others began to find that same forthright manner disturbing in a young woman.

I don't know anything about anything. The only difference between then and now is this: I may know more than I used to but my wisdom pales in comparison to that which I have yet to learn

Why is it that the most fundamental life lesson—LIVE!—is the only one I continually forget to put into practice?

I didn't know anything about anything. And the only difference between then and now is this: I may know more than I used to, but my wisdom pales in comparison to that which I've yet to learn.

Once again the Scriptures are a lodestar, a benchmark, the plumb line steadies us and steers us clear of what is happening in the world and gives us a glimpse of history and politics, economics and daily experiences from God's point of view. Going back to this mother lode of wisdom and knowledge, inspired by God, brings grace and further insight not found in other devotional materials.

The Resurrection is most clearly needed and most clearly revealed in those communities that are constantly seeking to correct and transform the world through the wisdom and power of the Word of God made flesh in their lives and actions in history.

You learn something new everyday." "What are you learning?" Sophos asked. "To keep my mouth shut, I hope.

Baba'' diye söze ba?lad? Anahita, o ak?am. ''Dü?ündüm de...Hal?m? bitirince evlenmeye karar verdim.'' Bir elini gö?süne koyarak devam etti. ''Ama sadece bilmeceleri çözecek kadar ak?ll? biriyle evlenirim.

Death and the sun are not to be looked at steadily, La Rochefoucauld wrote.

My whole life, I had been taught to read and study, to seek understanding in knowledge of history, of cultures.

There are no divisions as such, but there is an appearance of separateness because of ignorance. This means that everything is of ignorance and that every one is Ignorance personified.

The book that I shall make people read is the book of the heart, which holds the key to the mystery of life

All talk about the path and the goal is as a lantern carried by a blind man. The blind man needs a staff in his hand, the seeker needs his hand in the God-Man's

every Chinese person is familiar with Kongzi, or 'Master Kong', as Confucius is known in Chinese.

Winter is dead; spring is crazy; summer is cheerful and autumn is wise!

When the wisdom speaks, be silent. Do not waste your candle when the sun is there.

A big island of library, in the middle of an ocean, away from all the fools of the world, would this place not be a real paradise?

A child can be very happy with very simple things; adult must do the same!

A clever man can see the world from a cave much better than a stupid man can from the top of a mountain!

A clever quote opens new paths in the minds of the clever!

A deer that knows all the hunting techniques of a lion will never fall prey to a lion!