Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom. – Myrtle Reed
He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich. – Evelyn Waugh
There is a trade off – as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity. – Kenny Rogers
It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution. – Anthony Trollope
The weak have remedies, the wise have joys superior wisdom is superior bliss. – Edward Young
The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought. – Edward Young
We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice. – Arthur Helps
The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent. – Dick Cheney
Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story. – Bob Woodward
Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. – Joseph Stiglitz
If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various stages of your foolishness. – Jane Smiley
It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods. – Margaret Fuller
Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester. – Francis Quarles
I always prayed that God would give me the wisdom and the vision to do the things on this earth that I was supposed to do to express His life and love and His will. – Billy Ray Cyrus
Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes. – Christopher Reeve
Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them. – Gabriel Marcel
I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them. – Rod Taylor
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life. – George Arliss
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others. – John Woolman
A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise. – John Henry Newman
