Quotes About Wisdom

At my age, a surprise can be hazardous to your health.

teaching college and high school students about the causes of past wars so they might learn to avoid the mistakes made by their predecessors.

As Cherokee writer Thomas King says, "Take it. It's yours. Do with it what you will. But don't say in the years to come that you would have lived your life differently if only you had heard this story. You've heard it now.

Liam's lips tightened. "She's only a little girl. She doesn't know anything about swords. What if she cuts herself? It's sharp, right?" "Of course it is sharp, Liam. What would be the point ot having a sword that wasn't?

We all seek peace," the abbot said. "The trick is finding the path that leads to it.

She narrowed her eyes at Ciera. "You know, for a smart lady, you're kinda dumb about some real-life stuff, aren't you?

and friend, for her good advice and infinite

Friends come and go, Lewis, but the things you learn will always be yours, to use as you will.

You? Common sense?" Asif laughed.

There is a wise saying that says those who forget their mistakes are doomed to repeat them.

The years between 20 and 30 are full of all sorts of dangers, full of great danger, yea, the danger of sin and death. —Vincent to Theo, early September

To learn from the past, understand the present, and change the future," David said.

a way of eating that merges fresh food with ancient food wisdom and the latest science.

knowledge would not necessarily serve them, nor would it make them happy. There was a chance it would instead throw light on visions they did not want to see.

Who everywhere is free from all ties, who neither rejoices nor sorrows if fortune is good or ill, his is a serene wisdom. Intro to Part 3, Chapter 1. Credit was given to The Bhagavad Gita.

Evelyn's New Age daughter will discover that a good shag beats hugging a guru any day." — Helen Falconer, book reviewer for The Guardian

Conduct thyself always with the same prudence as though thou went observed by ten eyes and pointed at by ten fingers. —CONFUCIUS

My point, Clara Gill, is that it's wise to choose your allegiance in this world, take a side or a story or a creed, but you might be wrong. You might be dazzled."~Will Cross

Maybe life isn't about being one way or the other. Perhaps the answers we are looking for come from everywhere–our faith, our brains, and our hearts.

The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. PROVERBS 12:22

My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse" (PROVERBS 8:7-8).

I will show partiality to no one, nor will I flatter any man; for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away" (JOB 32:21-22).

To hide hatred is to be a liar; to slander is to be a fool. PROVERBS 10:18 NLT

The one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete. LUKE 6:49