W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Wisdom requires no form; her beauty must vary, as varies the beauty of flame. She is no motionless goddess, for ever couched on her throne.”
Source: Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck
“Wisdom requires not only the investigation of many things, but contemplation of the mystery.”
Source: The Cosmic Serpent
“Wisdom ruleth in counsel -- so do riches.”
Source: Works: Ninety-six sermons
“Wisdom's daughter walks alone—”
“Ella!” Frank stood suddenly. “Maybe it's not the best time—”
“The Mark of Athena burns through Rome,” Ella continued, cupping her hands over her ears and raising her voice. “Twins snuff out the angel's breath, Who holds the key to endless death. Giants' bane stands gold and pale, Won with pain from a woven jail.”
Source: The Mark of Athena
“Wisdom’s Pearl doth often dwell
Closed in Fancy’s rainbow shell”
“Wisdom, said William James,
Is learning what to overlook. And I am wise
If that is wisdom.”
“Wisdom sails with wind and time.”
“Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.”
“Wisdom sets bounds even to knowledge.”
Source: Twilight of the Idols and the Antichrist
“Wisdom shows me life isn’t just happening—it’s shaped by each choice we make.
In other words, it's unwise to just sit back and let life happen to us.
We must remain mindful and aware of the wisest choice.
Let us always be reminded of how powerful that is.”
“Wisdom sits on the seat of an expansive mind.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Wisdom sits with children round her knees.”
“Wisdom speaks hatred without hate”
“Wisdom speaks, though it does not have lips.
Joy moves, though it does not have feet.
Faith rises, though it does not have wings.
Hope speaks, though it does not have lips.
Expectation moves, though it does not have feet.
Conviction rises, though it does not have wings.
Need speaks, though it does not have lips.
Compassion moves, though it does not have feet.
Love rises, though it does not have wings.
Silence speaks, though it does not have lips.
Speech moves, though it does not have feet.
Actions rise, though they do not have wings.
Fate speaks, though it does not have lips.
Chance moves, though it does not have feet.
Destiny rises, though it does not have wings.
Reality speaks, though it does not have lips.
Desire moves, though it does not have feet.
Eternity rises, though it does not have wings.
Light speaks, though it does not have lips.
Darkness moves, though it does not have feet.
Nature rises, though it does not have wings.
The past speaks, though it does not have lips.
The present moves, though it does not have feet.
The future rises, though it does not have wings.
The world speaks, though it does not have lips.
The cosmos move, though they do not have feet.
The universe rises, though it does not have wings.
Awareness speaks, though it does not have lips.
Consciousness moves, though it does not have feet.
God rises, though He does not have wings.”
“Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.”
“Wisdom starts when you realize reality is not against you.”
“Wisdom stems from personal accountability. We all make mistakes; own them... learn from them. Don’t throw away the lesson by blaming others.”
“Wisdom subdues bigotry.”
“Wisdom taught me to let go; discipline taught me to walk away.”
“Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms.”
Source: Mark Twain's San Francisco
“Wisdom teaches us to do, as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a colour.”
“Wisdom teaches us to forsake wrong doing.”
“Wisdom tells us that the best time for silence is when we are mad or upset.”
Source: Oops! Did I Really Post That
“Wisdom tells us we are not worthy;
Love tells us we are.
My life flows between the two.”
“Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance.”
Source: One Minute Wisdom
“Wisdom that don't make us happier ain't worth plowing for.”
“Wisdom that is not acted upon is just philosophy... but when lived as a verb, wisdom will be the foundation of your success.”
“WISDOM - The ability to accept our limitations and learn from the viewpoints of others”
“Wisdom tolerates blustered opinions, the better to dismiss them later with discovery.”
Source: The Blind Astronomer's Daughter
“Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.”
“Wisdom triumphs over chance.”
“Wisdom Trumps the Mighty, But a Mighty Spirit Who Can Defeat.”
“Wisdom unites, whereas force divides.”
Source: Fabric of Humanity
“Wisdom was a teapot, pouring from above. Desolation angels, served it up with love.”
“Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there at the sandpile at Sunday School.”
Source: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things
“Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil - not the strength to choose between the two.”
“Wisdom
When I have ceased to break my wings
Against the faultiness of things,
And learned that compromises wait
Behind each hardly opened gate,
When I can look Life in the eyes,
Grown calm and very coldly wise,
Life will have given me the Truth,
And taken in exchange -- my youth.”
Source: Love Songs
“Wisdom will empower you with the right tools for success. It will teach you how to think and act with finesse. Wisdom will show you how to learn and make progress. It will inspire you to give and serve with kindness. Wisdom will also empower you to discover genuine happiness.”
Source: The Kind of Substance You Need For Your Success
“Wisdom will enable you to value the usefulness of time.”
Source: The Precious Gift of Time: Inspirational Quotes and Sayings
“Wisdom will enable you to walk toward success. Gain wisdom while you can.”
Source: The Kind of Substance You Need For Your Success
“Wisdom will make you more alive than ignorance. Because the ignorant is no better than the dead.”
“Wisdom will never come on a silver platter. Sometimes, you will have to find it beyond the closed doors.”
Source: Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies
“Wisdom will teach you how to walk out of mountains you were never meant to climb, so that you can focus on the ones destined for your life.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Wisdom with an inheritance is good, but wisdom without an inheritance is better than an inheritance without wisdom.”
“Wisdom without Christ brings bitterness; with Christ it brings compassion.”
Source: Killosophy
“Wisdom without love is like having lungs but no air to breathe. Do not seek wisdom in order to acquire knowledge but in order to live and love more fully.”
“Wisdom you don't get in colleges, schools, universities, nowhere. Where do you get it, the wisdom? You get it through your spirit, which gives you a complete idea as to what is right and what is wrong.”
“Wisdom you speak, Obi Tina.'
'None of that - I'm the one who gets to speak backwards - no, we're both wrong - that's the little green guy, Yoda.'
'You're right. So I just get to pout and act badly when you try and teach me anything.'
'Try channelling Luke rather than Annakin - the outcome is better.”
Source: Finding Sky
“Wisdom's daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.”
“Wisdom's daughter walks alone. That didn't just mean without other people, Annabeth realized. It meant without any special powers.”