Wisdom Quotes
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With them the seed of Wisdom did I sow, And with mine own hand wrought to make it grow; And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd - 'I came like Water, and like Wind I go'.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
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It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
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I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
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The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
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I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.
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The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
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The person I like most is the one who points out my defects
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Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give something.
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The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.
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Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.
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Wisdom adorneth riches and casteth a shadow over poverty.
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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True wisdom lies in one's confession about the limits of one's knowledge.
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Wonder is the beginning of all wisdom.
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O Divine Providence, I ask not for more riches but more wisdom with which to make wiser use of the riches you gave me at birth, consisting in the power to control and direct my own mind to whatever ends I might desire.
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First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.
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The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
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You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?
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Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.
