Wisdom

Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it. – Mary Astell

Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. – Mary Astell

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom. – George William Curtis

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue. – Wilhelm von Humboldt

Our experience is composed rather of illusions that of wisdom acquired. – Joseph Roux

Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth. – Mikhail Gorbachev

Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting for our call. We have need for them. They represent the wisdom of our race. – Stanley Kunitz

Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. – Francis Quarles

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? – Norman Douglas

The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. – Norman Douglas

We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy. – Joe Baca

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. – Anne Bradstreet

True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people. – Kiana Tom

Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation. – Sara Teasdale

This society in which we live is radically changing. What previous generations saw as evil is now embraced as being good. It is a dangerous and slippery slope upon which we stand when we reject what Solomon called the beginning of wisdom – the fear of God. – Ray Comfort

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it. – Solomon Ibn Gabirol

If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power are immeasurably greater than that of man, and hence he is qualified to reign as king. – Orson Pratt

This fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. This consciousness of sin is the straight pathway to heaven. – Joseph Barber Lightfoot

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false the second, to know that which is true. – Lactantius

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it. – Esther Williams