Wisdom Quotes

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Small: Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each genera
Bill Cosby
"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made"
Bill Cosby, Comedian
Small: On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows
Edward Young
"On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows"
Edward Young, Poet
Small: The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted
Plato
"The 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"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: Silence does not always mark wisdom
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Silence does not always mark wisdom"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poet
Small: Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense
Julian Casablancas
"Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense"
Julian Casablancas, Musician
Small: Nature and wisdom never are at strife
Plutarch
"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"
Plutarch, Philosopher
Small: A loving heart is the truest wisdom
Charles Dickens
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
Small: Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom
Euripides
"Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom"
Euripides, Poet
Small: The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom
Thomas Huxley
"The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
Small: The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth pra
Solomon Ibn Gabriol
"The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others"
Solomon Ibn Gabriol, Poet
Small: There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart
Charles Dickens
"There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
Small: The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart
William Hazlitt
"The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart"
William Hazlitt, Critic
Small: The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy
William Penn
"The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs,
which are brief and pithy"
William Penn, Leader
Small: Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best
John Tillotson
"Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best"
John Tillotson, Theologian
Small: Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens
Jimi Hendrix
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens"
Jimi Hendrix, Musician
Small: Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom
Charles Caleb Colton
"Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom"
Charles Caleb Colton, Writer
Small: To acquire knowledge, one must study but to acquire wisdom, one must observe
Marilyn vos Savant
"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe"
Marilyn vos Savant, Author
Small: Wisdom begins in wonder
Socrates
"Wisdom begins in wonder"
Socrates, Philosopher
Small: Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness
Sophocles
"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness"
Sophocles, Author
Small: Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: The truest wisdom is a resolute determination
Napoleon Bonaparte
"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
Small: A prudent question is one-half of wisdom
Francis Bacon
"A prudent question is one-half of wisdom"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship
"The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship"
Norman Douglas, Writer
Small: I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom
"I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom"
Anatole France, Novelist
Small: Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another
Juvenal
"Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another"
Juvenal, Poet
Small: The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of
Hal Borland
"The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason"
Hal Borland, Author
Small: Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all
"Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment"
Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete
Small: Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom
"Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom"
Bernard De Voto, Writer
Small: A short saying often contains much wisdom
Sophocles
"A short saying often contains much wisdom"
Sophocles, Author
Small: There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche
"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considerin
Benjamin Franklin
"Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
Small: I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will b
Thomas Jefferson
"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be"
Thomas Jefferson, President
Small: Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young
Rabindranath Tagore
"Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young"
Rabindranath Tagore, Poet
Small: The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations
Benjamin Disraeli
"The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate
Friedrich Schiller
"Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate"
Friedrich Schiller, Dramatist
Small: They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom
Confucius
"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom"
Confucius, Philosopher
Small: In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom we have to
Thomas Carlyle
"In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise
Samuel Johnson
"Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise"
Samuel Johnson, Author
Small: However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and int
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"However 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 Rochefoucauld, Writer
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