W Quotes
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“Wisdom and joy arise when you learn to exist now rather than in the nonexistent past or future.”
“Wisdom and knowledge are two different things.”
“Wisdom and knowledge can best be understood together. Knowledge is learning, the power of the mind to understand and describe the universe. Wisdom is knowing how to apply knowledge and how not to apply it. Knowledge is knowing what to say; wisdom is knowing whether or not to say it. Knowledge gives answers; wisdom asks questions. Knowledge can be taught, wisdom grows from experience.”
Source: Spiral Dance: Slipcase
“Wisdom and knowledge is everywhere, but so is stupity.”
“Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times.”
Source: Still Me
“Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislators and magistrates in all future periods of this commonwealth to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences.”
Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations
“Wisdom and love do not take up their abode in the same breast.”
“Wisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. You're wise if you don't stick your finger in the light plug. Love - you'll stick your finger in anything.”
“Wisdom and Love must balance mutually. Wisdom without Love it's a destructive element. Love without Wisdom can leads us to error: love is law, but conscious love.”
“Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.”
“Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.”
Source: The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784
“Wisdom and policy dictate that we must do as destiny demands and keep peace with the irresistible march of events.”
“Wisdom and power follow endurance and patience.”
“Wisdom and riches are not always synonymous. There are instances of 'rich but foolish' and 'poor but wise'. Solomon's riches did not result from his wisdom; he was blessed riches also. The wisest of all men was poor. He was poor enough to obtain a coin from someone in his audience (without ridicule) to postulate the famous quote, "give Caesar's things to Caesar ..." Next time you ridicule a poor man's suggestion as bereft of wisdom, think twice. What he may be bereft of is the opportunity or sterner stuff it requires to convert it to cash.”
“Wisdom and spirit of the Universe!”
“Wisdom and Spirit of the universe! Thou soul, that art the eternity of thought, And giv'st to forms and images a breath And everlasting motion.”
“Wisdom and strength, and my family, is what I'd like for you to pray for.”
“wisdom and the virtues are not goddesses only given to the old and experienced but often it is our children that hear them most acutely.”
Source: The Book of Common Prayer: Ecclesia Seclorum
“Wisdom and understanding are synonymous words; they consist of two propositions, which are not distinct in sense, but one and the same thing variously expressed.”
Source: The wisdom of being religious
“Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.”
Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct
“Wisdom and virtue are by no means sufficient, without the supplemental laws of good-breeding, to secure freedom from degenerating into rudeness, or self esteem from swelling into insolence. A thousand incivilities may be committed, and a thousand offices neglected. without any remorse of conscience, or reproach from reason.”
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay
“Wisdom and wealth are not necessarily twins. Solomon was blessed with wisdom, he was also blessed with riches. His wealth did not result from his wisdom. Jesus was so wise that it was said of him, "never has another man spoken like this". Yet he was materially poor. He had to borrow money to illustrate Caesar's things. Next time you mock a poor man to convert his wise ideas to cash, think twice.”
“Wisdom and white hair might not be as valued [in our society] as in different cultures.”
“Wisdom and worldview are shaped by the instructor which is called experience. The only way to develop as a person is to learn from your mistakes and grow from the experience.”
“Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.”
“Wisdom at times is found in folly.”
“Wisdom : balance between survival, principles and emotions.”
“Wisdom becomes flawed when knowledge is in the wrong hands.”
“Wisdom before experience is only words; wisdom after experience is of no avail.”
“Wisdom begins in knowing the self.”
“Wisdom begins in wonder.”
“Wisdom begins not in knowing answers, but in knowing what must be asked.”
“Wisdom begins when you discover the difference between "That doesn't make sense" and "I don't understand.”
Source: Children of God: A Novel
“Wisdom begins with sacrifice of immediate pleasures for long-range purposes.”
“Wisdom behind the wounds as the tender soul trembles with truth, for the heart that has known breaking, now becomes the heart that has found healing.”
“Wisdom belongs in wonder.”
“Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force If we assume that life is worth living, if we assume that mankind has the right to survive, then we must find an alternative to war.”
Source: The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“Wisdom can be found and held onto...but wisdom can never be purchased. It is not for sale.”
“Wisdom can be gathered on your downtime. Wisdom that can change the very course of your life will come from the people you are around, the books you read, and the things you listen to or watch on radio or television. Of course, bad information is gathered in your downtime too. Bad information that can change the very course of your life will come from the people you are around, the books you read, and the things you listen to or watch on radio or television. One of wisdom's greatest benefits, is accurate discernment- the learned ability to immediately tell right from wrong. Good from evil. Acceptable from unacceptable. Time well spent from time wasted. The right decision from the wrong decision. And many times this is simply a matter of having the correct perspective. One way to define wisdom is THE ABILITY TO SEE, INTO THE FUTURE, THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR CHOICES IN THE PRESENT. That ability can give you a completely different perspective on what the future might look like... with a degree of intelligence and a hint of wisdom, most people can tell the difference between good and bad. However, it takes a truly wise person to discern the oh-so-thin line between good and best. And that line...[gives you the] perspective that allows you to see clearly the long-term consequences of your choices.”
Source: The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs is a Little Perspective
“Wisdom can be learned. But it cannot be taught.”
“Wisdom can boast no higher attainment than happiness.”
Source: The Mysteries of Udolpho
“Wisdom can never be borrowed, for unless it is earned by stepping into both the floods and fires of life we will spew meaningless platitudes that will drown in the floods and burn in the fires.”
“Wisdom can not be communicated . One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it to any mortal.”
“Wisdom can only come through honest introspection.”
“Wisdom can see the red, the rose, the stained and sculptured curve of grey, the charcoal scars of fire, and see around that living tower of tree the hermit tatters of old bark split down and strip to end the season; and can be quiet and not look for reasons past the edge of reason.”
Source: A human pattern: selected poems
“Wisdom cannot be bought from the walmart, it can only come from the Holy Spirit of God.”
Source: Why Does an Orderly God Allow Disorder
“Wisdom cannot be compared with a gold.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“Wisdom cannot be directly transmitted, and does not readily accumulate through the ages.”
“Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else.
― Hermann Hesse”
“Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.”
Source: Siddhartha