Quotes about Insight

If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat.

There are essentially two things that will make you wise -- the books you read and the people you meet.

The spiritual experience of the philosopher is the nourishing soil of philosophy; that without it there is no philosophy; and that, even so, spiritual experience does not, or must not, enter into the intelligible texture of philosophy. The pulp of the fruit must consist of nothing but the truth.

He who has seen the light does not choose to walk in darkness.

The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance.

I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad.

I've discovered that the things that happen in my life make a lot more sense when I include God in the picture. It's like trying to work a jigsaw puzzle without the picture on the front of the box. You can do it, but the task of putting thousands of tiny pieces together will sure go easier and make a lot more sense if you can take a peek at the bigger picture now and then.

Wisdom makes decisions today that will still be good tomorrow.

We have to put our hearts and our minds in places where wisdom gathers, not scatters.

Knowledge is wisdom that comes from acquiring truth. Insight is wisdom that comes from living out the truth we acquire. Discernment is wisdom that comes from the Holy Spirit's reminders of that knowledge and insight.

wisdom like none other can arise from those hard places that bring us low.

The Bible reminds us that on the other side of humility we find wisdom