WISDOM QUOTES IV
quotations about wisdom
The knowledge and experience which produce wisdom can only become a man's individual possession and property by his own free action; and it is as futile to expect these without laborious, painstaking effort, as it is to hope to gather a harvest where the seed has not been sown.
SAMUEL SMILES
Self-Help
When people grow wise in one direction, they are sure to make it easier for themselves to grow wise in other directions as well.
ISAAC ASIMOV
The Roving Mind
Wisdom is of God; folly is of men.
CHARLES HAMMOND
Light From the Spirit World
A man's wisdom is his best friend; folly, his worst enemy.
SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE
The Life and Character of Sir William Temple
Wisdom, in biblical terms, is not simply the accumulation of information. Rather, it encompasses the practical knowledge of how to regulate one's relationship with God, prudence in dealing with others, judiciousness in the handling of circumstances and skill or expertise in the application of knowledge to the diverse areas of life. Wisdom is such an important theme in Scripture that in the book of Proverbs the very voice of God is personified as wisdom, and Christ himself, in Paul's letters, is described as the one in whom are hid all treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
NOT ASHAMED
"Wisdom and government", Christian Concern, January 27, 2016
Wisdom and folly are equal before the face of Infinity, for Infinity knows them not.
LEONID ANDREYEV
"Lazarus"
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
BIBLE
PROVERBS 8:11
Each step, each strain of the eye
Opens out a new horizon;
And every day throws in our way
Something new, to grow more wise on.
ROBERT LEIGHTON
"No End"
Wisdom is the wealth of emotional intelligence.
SAJID KHAN
"Wisdom", EIN Presswire, March 15, 2017
Wisdom is less about academic intelligence, cognitive abilities or analytical skills, although these can help significantly. Instead, wisdom refers to the ability to see the "big picture" and translate one's experience and knowledge into good judgment and decisions.
DAVID CHAN
"Why it's not enough for leaders to just be clever", Straits Times, February 6, 2016
When we ignore wisdom, we then embrace foolishness.
KILTON MOYO
"Teaching our children wisdom", NewsDay, March 30, 2017
The Doors of Wisdom are never shut.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Poor Richard's Almanack, 1755
He's a Fool that cannot conceal his Wisdom.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Poor Richard's Almanack, 1745
The wisdom of this world is idiotism.
THOMAS DEKKER
Old Fortunatus
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
HOMER
The Odyssey
Wisdom is often counted folly by the unwise.
EDWARD COUNSEL
Maxims
To display courage without wisdom is like firing a rifle blindfolded.
WIL WILLIAMS
"One Man's Rant", April 5, 2017
Wisdom for a man's self is, in many branches thereof, a depraved thing. It is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house, somewhat before it fall. It is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger, who digged and made room for him. It is the wisdom of crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour. But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are sui amantes, sine rivali, are many times unfortunate. And whereas they have, all their times, sacrificed to themselves, they become in the end, themselves sacrifices to the inconstancy of fortune, whose wings they thought, by their self-wisdom, to have pinioned.
FRANCIS BACON
"Of Wisdom For A Man's Self", The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
The wise are known by their actions; fame and immortality are ever their attendants.
JOHANN GAUDENZ VON SALIS-SEEWIS
attributed, Day's Collacon
In an active life is sown the seed of wisdom; but he who reflects not, never reaps.
EDWARD YOUNG
The Centaur Not Fabulous