Quotes About Wisdom

The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.

An alert and learned man will take advice from any event.

How honorable is knowledge, that the one who does not have it, says he does. How dishonorable is ignorance, that the one who has it says he does not.

When wisdom reaches the acme of perfection it, will suppress the vicious instincts and injurious desires.

The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.

Tongue is a beast, if it is let loose, it devours.

There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance; no greater heritage than culture and no greater support than consultation.

A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.

God, the Exalted, gave the angels intellect without desires, He gave the animals desires without intellect, and He gave both to the sons of Adam. So a man whose intellect prevails over his desires is better than the angels, whilst a man whose desire prevails over his intellect is worse than the animals.

A greedy man will always find himself in the shackles of humility.

He is the wisest and the most knowing man who advises people not to lose hope and faith in the Mercy of God and not to be too sure and over-confident of immunity from His Wrath and Punishment.

There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.

It is wiser to abstain then to repent.

There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness.

Deficiency will result in shame and sorrow but caution and foresight will bring peace and security.

Knowledge and wisdom are really the privilege of a faithful Muslim. If you have lost them, get them back even though you may have to get them from the apostates.

An ignorant person will always overdo a thing or neglect it totally.

Whoever warns you against sins and vices is like the one who gives you good tidings.

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of his mind.

One who says unpleasant things about others, will himself quickly become a target of their scandal.

Surely the likeness of this world is that of a snake: it is soft to touch, and deadly poisonous. The ignorant child is distracted by it, and the one with understanding and intellect is cautious of it. So turn away from what fascinates you in it, for how little of it stays with you.

Submission to God's Will is the best companion; wisdom is the noblest heritage; theoretical and practical knowledge are the best signs of distinction; deep thinking will present the clearest picture of every problem.

Seek help from those who were satiated and then hungry, not from those who were hungry and then satiated.

A wise man's bosom is the safe of his secrets.