Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
SophoclesTo keep your secret is wisdom, but to expect others to keep it is folly.
Samuel JohnsonIn youth and beauty wisdom is but rare!
HomerIf you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
SophoclesLove is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
Samuel JohnsonThere are three classes of men, lovers of wisdom lovers of honor and lovers of gain.
PlatoIt was perhaps one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only as the event decides.
Jane AustenAn explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
C. S. LewisWisdom is found only in truth.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWar involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end, it has but one thing certain and that is to increase taxes.
Thomas PaineThe truest greatness lies in being kind the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
Ella Wheeler WilcoxWisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaWisdom alone is the science of other sciences.
PlatoSome wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.
EuripidesI was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Winston ChurchillWisdom begins in wonder.
SocratesNo party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President I never will.
Barack ObamaHowever glorious an action in itself it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.
Francois de La RochefoucauldA prudent question is one half of wisdom.
Francis BaconThe greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool, the truest heroism is to resist the doubt, and the profoundest wisdom to know when it ought to be resisted and when it be obeyed.
Nathaniel HawthorneOpen the gates of wisdom tear the veil of ignorance enter the abode of Divine Bliss. Rest in peace forever.
Sai BabaMuch wisdom often goes with fewest words.
SophoclesSilence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
PlutarchThe advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
Oscar WildeI think that we have to be constantly asking ourselves 'How do we calculate the risk?' And sometimes we don't calculate it correctly, we either overstate it or understate it.
Hillary ClintonThe enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.
John Kenneth GalbraithEvery man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day, wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
Elbert HubbardThere is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so, but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.
Francis BaconIn life all good things come hard but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
Lucille BallThe hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.
George SantayanaOn life's journey faith is nourishment virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him.
BuddhaThe road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
William BlakeKnowledge comes but wisdom lingers.
Alfred Lord TennysonGod give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Reinhold NiebuhrWe are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days.
Robert HallAt sixty I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty but I know a great deal more about folly.
Mason CooleyIn the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.
George EliotInnocence dwells with wisdom but never with ignorance
William BlakeSo 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.
Thomas JeffersonWho in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.
Erma BombeckAnd oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
William ShakespeareIt is good even for old men to learn wisdom.
AeschylusNine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.
Theodore RooseveltRights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
Mahatma GandhiKnowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.
PlatoThe final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.
Reinhold NiebuhrHold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
ConfuciusThe virtue of justice consists in moderation as regulated by wisdom.
AristotleEvery nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors.
James MadisonWisdom is humble that he knows no more.
William CowperMagnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom, and a great empire and little minds go ill together.
Edmund BurkePractice is as important for confirming one in wisdom as reading is important for confirming one in knowledge.
Sai BabaAll the crap that they tell you about ... getting joy and having a kind of wisdom in your golden years - it's all tripe ... I've gained no wisdom no insight no mellowing. I would make all the same mistakes again today.
Woody AllenThe wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
William BlakeModeration is the inseparable companion of wisdom but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
Charles Caleb ColtonLove is too young to know what conscience is.
William ShakespeareThe function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Marcus Tullius CiceroA short saying often contains much wisdom.
SophoclesThe truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Napoleon BonaparteHe that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time of course alter things to the worse and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better what shall be the end?.
Francis BaconIt would be a great reform in politics if wisdom could be made to spread as easily and rapidly as folly.
Winston ChurchillIrony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
Anatole FranceAnd having wisdom with each studious year in meditation dwelt with learning wrought and shaped his weapon with an edge severe sapping a solemn creed with solemn sneer.
Lord ByronThe lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master.
Kahlil GibranWisdom comes alone through suffering.
AeschylusYou must enshrine in your hearts the spiritual urge towards light and love Wisdom and Bliss!
Sai BabaA poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.
Robert FrostGravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it preserves it.
ConfuciusThey must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
ConfuciusMan has boyhood adolescence youth middle age and senescence as stages of growth, there are also corresponding stages in the growth of wisdom in him.
Sai BabaIn science as in art and as I believe in every other sphere of human activity there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors but it is only in one or two of them.
Thomas HuxleyWe stand today at a crossroads: One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other leads to total extinction. Let us hope we have the wisdom to make the right choice.
Woody AllenIf suffering brings wisdom I would wish to be less wise.
William Butler YeatsThe invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
Ralph Waldo EmersonMore helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.
George EliotTo think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue.
William HazlittAs far as I'm concerned I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
Albert EinsteinWisdom comes by disillusionment.
George SantayanaWisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.
Kahlil GibranI prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
Anatole FranceKnowledge is proud that it knows so much, wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
William CowperWisdom is learning what to overlook.
William JamesThe fire of hatred that was burning in them was cooled, and darkness gave place to the dawn of wisdom. The sky showered raindrops to soften the earth and lay down dust. How can the lament operate against the Divine Will?
Sai BabaTo be fond of learning is near to wisdom, to practice with vigor is near to benevolence, and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.
ConfuciusHumor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor, for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
AristotleThe knowledge of the causal power of thought is the basis of all their (Hebrew) prophecies as it is the basis of all real wisdom and power.
James AllenAs I was walking among the fires of Hell delighted with the enjoyments of Genius, which to Angels look like torment and insanity, I collected some of their Proverbs thinking that, as the sayings used in a nation mark its character, so the Proverbs of Hell show the nature of Infernal wisdom better than any description of buildings or garments.
William BlakeAdore Him(GOD) placing a garland of tears around His neck, washing His feet with tears springing from joy at the contemplation of His Love! That very worship will endow you with the wisdom that Sages seek and the Bliss that the Books extol!
Sai BabaCleverness is not wisdom.
EuripidesThe man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself and not upon other men has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation the man of manly character and of wisdom.
PlatoAlong with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
EuripidesIf thou would'st have that stream of hard-earn'd knowledge of Wisdom heaven-born remain sweet running waters thou should'st not leave it to become a stagnant pond.
Francis BaconWe can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
Michel de MontaigneWhere is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
T. S. EliotAnimals 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.
Joseph AddisonWisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.
Honore de BalzacWisdom, I know, is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous and illy bears the presence of a rival.
Thomas JeffersonRightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.
Marcus Tullius CiceroIn my definition of consciousness consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit.
Deepak ChopraBefore we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThere is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health.
Francis BaconWisdom is a sacred communion.
Victor HugoWe give advice but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man really is so, but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.
Charles Caleb ColtonThey whom truth and wisdom lead can gather honey from a weed.
William CowperKnowing others is wisdom knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
Lao TzuKnowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
Marcus Tullius CiceroScience investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
Martin Luther King, Jr.The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.
ConfuciusIn societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.
Deepak ChopraIt is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Oliver Wendell HolmesEnraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom.
Rush LimbaughJust as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.
Sigmund FreudFull of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.
Friedrich SchillerIgnorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.
Henry David ThoreauTo give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money and that is sincerity and integrity.
Douglas AdamsThe most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
Michel de MontaigneThe devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
William ShakespeareWhere there is charity and wisdom there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
Francis of AssisiWe are drowning in information while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers people able to put together the right information at the right time think critically about it and make important choices wisely.
E. O. WilsonThe war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.
Robert E. LeeThe fear and anxiety that infect humanity today are the results of this degradation of values, this ignorance of what is of significance and what is not, this want of faith in what the elders and sages have handed down as the wisdom of ages. People prefer what is pleasing to what is beneficial.
Sai BabaSilence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Francis BaconIf I don't have wisdom I can teach you only ignorance.
Leo BuscagliaTragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom not a guide by which to live.
Robert KennedyTrue wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life ourselves and the world around us.
SocratesOur happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
SophoclesKnowledge speaks but wisdom listens.
Jimi HendrixCunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.
PlatoI decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry but a kind of instinct or inspiration such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
SocratesCommonsense is the realised sense of proportion.
Mahatma GandhiDoes the Eagle know what is in the pit / Or wilt thou go ask the Mole? / Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod / Or Love in a golden bowl?
William BlakePoor and content is rich and rich enough.
William ShakespeareThe motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom, to serve all but love only one.
Honore de BalzacFive things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity, kindness.
Confucius