It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any

It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with all of political folly. – John George Nicolay

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Wisdom
category

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom. – Julia Ward Howe

Category:
Wisdom

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

Category:
Wisdom

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him if he wants to pull back, send him on his way. – Morihei Ueshiba

Category:
Wisdom

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Wisdom

Random Quotes

The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues. – Bianca Jagger

Category:
War

Nowhere is there an account or portrait of Christ laughing… he is always stern, serious and as gloomy as a prison guard. Never does one see him laughing until tears appear in his eyes like the roly-poly squint-eyed Buddha guffawing with arms upraised. – Author Unknown

Category:
Religion

Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in mens heads. – Fogg Brackell

Category:
Facts

If it could only be like this always — always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe… – Evelyn Waugh

Category:
Summer