Wisdom Quotes - Page 25

Now it is time to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and security as a basic right of all, also recognises that many of the most valuable things in life cannot be measured.

With age comes wisdom and a high sex drive. And the wisdom to enjoy it.

We need to hear stories from older women. There's a wealth of wisdom and real resilience there, but they're silenced.

I didn't get where I am today by worryin' about how I'd feel tomorrow.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

It used to be, it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier.

There's something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a middle-aged person. The further you get from childhood and the experience of the teenage years, the greater the danger of losing that wellspring.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.