Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
I don’t have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.
The price of wisdom is innocence. So, I have definitely become wiser but sadly a little less innocent.
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two.
Through consciousness, our minds have the power to change our planet and ourselves. It is time we heed the wisdom of the ancient indigenous people and channel our consciousness and spirit to tend the garden and not destroy it.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.
Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.
Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.
This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom’s school.
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
If people can’t acknowledge the wisdom of indigenous cultures, then that’s their loss.
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
Most people see what they expect to see, what they want to see, what they’ve been told to see, what conventional wisdom tells them to see – not what is right in front of them in its pristine condition.
God, 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.
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
We respect our elders. There is wisdom that comes from experience, and I am not going to stop learning from wise counsel.
There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.
Our shared values define us more than our differences. And acknowledging those shared values can see us through our challenges today if we have the wisdom to trust in them again.
An owl is traditionally a symbol of wisdom, so we are neither doves nor hawks but owls, and we are vigilant when others are resting.
Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading – even browsing – an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search. Patience is a virtue, gluttony a sin.
There’s a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It’s impossible to be mature without having lived.
