Wisdom Quotes - Page 4

Even by common wisdom, there seem to be both people and objects in my dream that are outside myself, but clearly they were created in myself and are part of me, they are mental constructs in my own brain.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall it continue for ever, and never have an end.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

Big money is not a good thing for a little soul: it will only ensnare his feet, and he will fall to his ruin. Wealth is safe only for those who have a wealth of wisdom.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.

This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God.

The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.

Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.

A promise made is a debt unpaid.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.

Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next.

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.

I think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I've seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people.

Never cut what you can untie.

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education.

In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.

Cleverness is not wisdom.

At 17 years old, STG took me under its wing and shared its resources and wisdom with me, even allowing me to take part in a show at the Edinburgh Festival. Without STG and the Ramshorn Theatre, I would not have found access to the world of drama that I later made my profession.

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.

Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.