Wisdom Quotes

Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

Truth sees God, and wisdom contemplates God, and from these two comes a third, a holy and wonderful delight in God, who is love.

There's no way in hell I could have achieved what I have without being a good student and listening to the wisdom of others

See things from the boy's point of view.

The heart of wisdom is tolerance.

There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he's absolutely free to choose.

Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.

Happiness is attained, not through self-interest, but through unconditional fidelity in endless love of eternal light.

Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.

As our knowledge is converted to wisdom, the door to opportunity is unlocked.

These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of himself or his own merits.

Live one day at a time and make it a masterpiece.

Whoever does not hold his tongue cannot understand his deen.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

Material power that is not counterbalanced by adequate spiritual power, that is, by love and wisdom, is a curse

The wise man knows the only fitting price for his soul is a place in Paradise.

Capital can do nothing without brains to direct it.

Knowledge is an addiction, as drink; knowledge does not bring understanding. Knowledge can be taught, but not wisdom; there must be freedom from knowledge for the coming of wisdom.

Give a man food, and he can eat for a day. Give a man a job, and he can only eat for 30 minutes on break.

Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.

Just as you must come through a woman's womb to attain physical birth, so must you come through Wisdom to achieve mental birth. And like childbirth, Wisdom often comes with pain.

The conventional wisdom is often wrong.

Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery.

Wisdom, thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.

Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can.

What the spiritual journey is all about is uniting our will with God's will, wanting what He wants, loving what He loves, living a life that in all its aspects honors Him and gives Him glory.

Now I know what the atom looks like.

My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you.

Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.

The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest.

You don't always need to know your destination when you set out on a journey.

Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business.

Reality is where your consciousness is located

Humans have externalized their wisdom-stored it in museums, libraries, the expertise of the learned. Dog wisdom is inside the blood and bones.

True wisdom always leads us to please God.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Wisdom is the intelligence of the system as a whole.

If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.

Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!

If someone wants to know what position he enjoys in the eyes of God, he has only to look at what place he gives to God (in his heart and life)

I am old, so give me your peace. Wisdom comes with age.

A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all.

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is immortal.

The way of heaven can be known and experienced through the heart.

The philosophy of life is this: Life is not a struggle, not a tension Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence.

Everything we do affects other people.

It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.