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wisdom

Mothers, teach your children this.
Teach your children that Wisdom is everywhere. In pieces. Some of the Wisdom is in the trees; some of the Wisdom is with the animals. Some of the Wisdom is with the planets and the stars and the moons and the sun. Some of the Wisdom flows with the waters. Some of the Wisdom was with our ancestors. Some of the Wisdom is in our minds. All of the Wisdom is from the Spirit of God.






When the wisdom speaks, be silent. Do not waste your candle when the sun is there.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

Life is one long experiment in learning. Who can be perfect all the time? Sometimes I feel half-wise, sometimes half-stupid.

Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is wisdom of the head, and wisdom of the heart.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

Every wise man lives in an observatory.

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it;
But soon it clings to it with zest. And thus at wisdom's copious breasts
You'll drink each day with greater zest.





Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.

Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.

wisdom quotes

If wisdom and diamonds grew on the same tree we could soon tell how much men loved wisdom.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

Wisdom is of times nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.