Best wisdom & grows Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“For knowledge to become wisdom, and for the soul to grow, the soul must be rooted in God: and it is through prayer that there comes to us that which is the strength of our strength, and the virtue of our virtue, the Holy Spirit.”

Soul Wisdom Spirit Grows Prayer Virtue Holy Holy Spirit Rooted

Book:Euthanasy, Or Happy Talk Towards the End of Life

Source: Euthanasy, Or Happy Talk Towards the End of Life

“A whetstone is no carving instrument, And yet it maketh sharp the carving tool; And if you see my efforts wrongly spent, Eschew that course and learn out of my school; For thus the wise may profit by the fool, And edge his wit, and grow more keen and wary, For wisdom shines opposed to its contrary.”

Ifs May Wisdom School Courses Grows Effort Wise Fool Tools Instruments Shining Edges Profit Contrary Wit Carving

Book:Troilus and Cressida

Source: Troilus and Cressida

“Each step, each strain of the eye Opens out a new horizon; And every day throws in our way Something new, to grow more wise on.”

Way Wisdom Eye Grows Steps Wise Something New Horizon Strain New Horizons

Author:Robert B. Leighton

“. . . if we have children. When they are just born we do everything for them. We are omnipotent, they are completely dependent on us, but then when they grow up you must take back your influence on them, to give them freedom.”

Ifs Giving Children Wisdom Grows Born Growing Up Influence Dependent Omnipotent

Author:Jürgen Moltmann

“Insignificant, is the loss of relatives, wealth and fame; The loss of wisdom is the greatest loss. Insignificant, is the increase of relatives, wealth and fame; The increase of wisdom is the highest gain. Therefore, you should train yourselves thus: "We will grow in the increase of wisdom" Thus you should train yourselves.”

Should Wisdom Grows Wealth Loss Fame Highest Gains Increase Train Insignificant

Author:Gautama Buddha

“The point is to make the pie grow faster and distribute the new growth more equitably.”

Wisdom Politics Grows Growth Economy Faster Liberalism Pie New Growth

Author:Louis O. Kelso

“I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation that anyone's child, even from the humblest of families, could grow up to own a business or corporation.”

People Children Long Has Beens Wisdom Politics Grows Liberty Economy Growing Up Expectations Property Corporations Liberalism Ownership Homestead Act

Book:Ronald Reagan

Source: Ronald Reagan

“We must recognize that personal freedoms diminish as the welfare state grows. The price of more and more public programs is less and less private freedom.”

States Wisdom Politics Grows Economy Program Welfare Liberalism Diminish Welfare State Personal Freedom

Author:Caspar Weinberger

“Our minds thus grow in spots; and like grease spots, the spots spread. But we let them spread as little as possible: we keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can.”

Men Mind Littles Wisdom Age Lying Faith Reading Belief Grows Knowledge Prejudice Spread Spots Grease

Author:James Truslow Adams

“Even the wisest man grows tense With some sort of violence Before he can accomplish fate, Know his work or choose his mate. Poet and sculptor, do the work, Nor let the modish painter shirk”

Knows Men Art Wisdom Artist Grows Fate Violence Poet Accomplish Painter Mates Tense Wisest Sculptors Wisest Man Shirk

Book:The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats: Volume I: The Poems, 2nd Edition

Source: The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats: Volume I: The Poems, 2nd Edition

“My mentors grow old and foolish. I am afraid.”

Wisdom Age Grows Foolish Mentor

Author:Mason Cooley

“As we grow older, we increase in folly--and in wisdom.”

Wisdom Age Grows Increase Old Age Folly

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The easy path of aging is to become a thick-skinned, unbudging curmudgeon, a battle-ax. To grow soft and sweet is the harder way.”

Way Wisdom Fun Grows Easy Path Sweet Battle Harder Aging Thick Curmudgeon

Author:James Hillman

“Lose no time to contradict her, Nor endeavor to convict her; Only take this rule along, Always to advise her wrong, And reprove her when she's right; She may then grow wise for spite.”

May Wisdom Grows Loses Wise Spite Endeavor Advise Convicts

Book:The works of Jonathan Swift ...: with copious notes and additions, and a memoir of the author

Source: The works of Jonathan Swift ...: with copious notes and additions, and a memoir of the author

“The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.”

Men Doe Wisdom Grows Wise

Author:Victor Hugo

“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.”

War Use Wisdom Grows Peace Teach Power Greater Anti War Antiwar Peace War Great War

Book:Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts

Source: Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts

“To manage our emotions is not to drug them or suppress them, but to understand them so that we can intelligently direct our emotional energies and intentions.... It's time for human beings to grow up emotionally, to mature into emotionally managed and responsible citizens. No magic pill will do it.”

Humans Wisdom Energy Grows Human Beings Emotion Growing Up Magic Emotional Citizens Drug Direct Responsible Intention Manage Mature Pills Emotional Energy

Author:Doc Childre

“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.”

Source: Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

“I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.”

People Believe Enough Wisdom Grows Growing Up Wise Funny Life

Author:Margaret Mead

“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.”

Source: Prejudices: Third Series

“You only grow when you are alone.”

Wisdom Grows Growth Solitude Improvement Being Alone Feeling Lonely Loneliness And Solitude

Author:Paul Newman

“There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.”

Wisdom Grows Loses Gains Trade Spontaneity Trade Offs

Author:Kenny Rogers

“Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.”

Should Wisdom Dies Grows Forever Music Is Musical Following Mature Rock N Roll Dope Inspirational Music Music Soul Funny Music Music Life Music Is Life Music Is My Life

Author:Paul Simon

“Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.”

Wisdom Grows Shrinks

Book:Aims of Education

Source: Aims of Education

“Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.' Say not, ' I have found the path of the soul.' Say rather, 'I have met the soul walking upon my path.' For the soul walks upon all paths. The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed. The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.”

Doe Soul Wisdom Spiritual Found Grows Lines Walks Path Journey Walking Mets My Soul Prophet Petals Reeds Lotuses Spiritual Soul

Author:Khalil Gibran

“We teach people how to remember, we never teach them how to grow.”

People Wisdom Remember Fun Grows Teach

Book:The Picture of Dorian Gray - and more

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray - and more

“It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.”

Wisdom Age Funny Grows Mistake Regard Aging Grades Climbs Surprising Reverse Old People Elders Stride Growing Older Dissolution Funny Aging

Author:George Sand

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