Wisdom Quotes
More things to remember: 7) The value of time; 8) The pleasure of working; 9) The obligation of duty; 10) The power of kindness; 11) The wisdom of economy; 12) The virtue of patience.
Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is but a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is replete with wisdom.
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.
When the wisdom of the heart replaces the chatter of the mind, The power of Love flows forth.
Everyone should own a piece of the wealth-producing capital of this country, but not everyone can be a manager. Or should be.
If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom.
Libraries hold the wisdom of the world and the stories of the ages - available to everyone, free of charge!
The way to test a man's sincerity is to serve him a bad cup of coffee. If he doesn't comment, he is not to be trusted.
Just as iron rusts from disuse, and stagnant water putrefies, or when cold turns to ice, so our intellect wastes unless it is kept in use.
Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.
Always without desire we must be found, If its deep mystery we would sound; But if desire always within us be, Its outer fringe is all that we shall see.
Creating without claiming, Doing without taking credit, Guiding without interfering, This is Primal Virtue.
Verily the kindness that gazes upon itself in a mirror turns to stone, and a good deed that calls itself by tender names becomes the parent to a curse.
My goal as a theologian is to move beyond the acquisition of knowledge to its application in real life: in a word, I want to get wisdom.
Sometimes when I'm not feeling so happy, I do something to make someone else happy then I find I'm suddenly feeling happy again.
The simple power of prayer can save us all kinds of time and trouble if we will ask God to give us wisdom and discernment in our relationships.
The purposes of our God are great, His love unfathomable, His wisdom infinite, and His power unlimited; therefore, the Saints have cause to rejoice and be glad.
We say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God.
... there is wisdom in madness and strong probability of truth in all accusations, for people are complete, and everyone is capable of everything.
Cunning is only the mimic of discretion, and may pass upon weak men in the same manner as vivacity is often mistaken for wit, and gravity for wisdom.
True fortitude is seen in great exploits That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides; And all else is tow'ring phrenzy and distraction.
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
Of all parts of wisdom, the practice is the best. Socrates was esteemed the wisest man of his time because he turned his acquired knowledge into morality, and aimed at goodness more than greatness.
The laws of man may bind him in chains or may put him to death, but they never can make him wise, virtuous, or happy.
Words matter, and the right words matter most of all. In the end they're all that remain of us.
To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.
