Quotes about Wisdom
The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.
- George W. Bush
We should not have either a blunt knife or a freedom of speech which is ill-managed.
- Epictetus
A skilled listener can help people tap into their own wisdom.
- Fr. Richard Rohr
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
- Epicurus
Books and friends should be few but good.
- Anonymous
Isn't it funny how something that will later be a blessing can be a curse if you get it too soon.
- Bishop TD Jakes
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Proverbs 26:12
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
- Oscar Wilde
The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error.
- Thomas Merton
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
- Elbert Hubbard
Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right questions.
- Claude Levi-Strauss