Wisdom Quotes

If the subject's easy we may all be wise; What stands unfirm, the smallest force overthrows.

Knowledge is the treasure of the mind, but discretion is the key to it, without which it is useless. The practical part of wisdom is the best.

Havenotness is caused by society's failure to design and produce the right tools and goods. Money alone is not the panacea.

Initiative can neither be created nor delegated. It can only spring from the self-determining individual, who decides that the wisdom of others is not always better than his own.

Consisting mostly of recirculating scrapped metals, 80% of all the metals that have ever been mined are still at work.

Ninety-nine percent of humanity does not know that we have the option to "make it" economically on this planet and in the Universe. We do.

Wealth is not wisdom's goal, but is often wisdom's reward.

The wisdom in the story of the most educated and powerful person is often not greater than the wisdom in the story of a child, and the life of a child can teach us as much as the life of a sage.

Trust does not mean that everything will be all right. Trust means everything is already all right.

Fools laugh at others. Wisdom laughs at itself.

Wisdom happens through meditation, and bliss also happens through meditation. Both the flowers bloom on the same branch.

Religion is nothing but a science to attain wisdom, understanding, to know what life is, and to live it in utter celebration.

A cheerful intelligent face is the end of culture, and success enough. For it indicates the purpose of Nature and wisdom attained.

We denote this primary wisdom as Intuition, whilst all later teachings are tuitions.

To make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom.

As much wisdom may be expended on a private economy as on an empire, and as much wisdom may be drawn from it.

The first questions are always to be asked, and the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child.

To educate the wise man, the State exists; and with the appearance of the wise man, the State expires. The appearance of charactermakes the state unnecessary. The wise man is the State.

We judge of a man's wisdom by his hope, knowing that the inexhaustibleness of nature is an immortal youth.

Much of the wisdom of the world is not wisdom, and the most illuminated class of men are no doubt superior to literary fame, and are not writers.

There is a certain wisdom of humanity which is common to the greatest men with the lowest, and which our ordinary education oftenlabors to silence and obstruct.

I am sure of this, that by going much alone a man will get more of a noble courage in thought and word than from all the wisdom that is in books.

Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty.

[Gratitude is] the cheerfulness of wisdom.

Who shall forbid a wise skepticism, seeing that there is no practical question on which anything more than an approximate solution can be had?

Let us unlearn our wisdom of the world. Let us lie low in the Lord's power, and learn that truth alone makes rich and great.

A man is the facade of a temple wherein all wisdom and all good abide.

Right is more beautiful than private affection, and is compatible with universal wisdom.

Ah Fate, cannot a man Be wise without a beard? East, West, from Beer to Dan, Say, was it never heard That wisdom might in youth be gotten, Or wit be ripe before 't was rotten?

It seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on memory alone.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Football is four 15-minute quarters. Plus timeouts and commercials.

The soul is love, joy. Joy. Peace. Wisdom.

if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.

The teacher left her wisdom, in the minds of lots of children, and did her best to give them all a better start.

Happy nations have no history. History is the study of mankind's misfortune.

Sexuality and femininity is an accumulation of age and wisdom and comfort in your own skin.

No matter how much knowledge and wisdom you acquire during your life, not one jot will be passed on to your children by genetic means. Each new generation starts from scratch.

I have a theory, too, that the best and only answer to a smear or to an honest misunderstanding of the facts is to tell the truth

The conclusion, so vexatious to democracy, that wisdom and not popularity qualifies for rule may be forced upon us by the peril in atomic energy.

This land, which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country, and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and gospel is free.

Wise men don't need concrete answers. By definition, they need wisdom." ~ Geraki

You gain wisdom and you don't make the same mistakes.

I have admired Melissa Pritchard's writing for several years now for its wisdom, its humble elegance, and its earthy comedy.

My mother says looking is the nature of wisdom.

Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom...that is very hard indeed.

One day it's all going to be clear. It's all going to make sense. You're going to be able to say, "So that's why God allowed that in my life!" Until then, God wants you to trust him.

We don't praise God to feel good, but to do good.

Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.Life just has to go on!

The world is always changed by people who don't listen to conventional wisdom. I think we often set our goals too small and try to accomplish them too quickly.

Morrissey was my Mrs. Garrett, the house mother from the Facts of Life, a soothing adult figure giving me words of wisdom.