Quotes about Wisdom

True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind.

A book should contain pure discoveries, glimpses of terra firma, though by shipwrecked mariners, and not the art of navigation by those who have never been out of sight of land.

Practice radical humility." He (or she)who masters the art of humility cannot be humiliated.

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.

The fingers must be educated the thumb is born knowing.

I would rather have the wrong facts and a right attitude, than right facts and a wrong attitude.

Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.

As sure, therefore, as there is any wisdom in praying for the Spirit of God, so sure is it, that we are to make that Spirit the rule of all our actions;

Nourish it with good works, give it peace in solitude, get it strength in prayer, make it wise with reading, enlighten it by meditation, make it tender with love, sweeten it with humility, humble it with penance, enliven it with psalms and hymns, and comfort it with frequent reflections upon future glory.

Take the eighteenth-century general who had fallen into disfavor with the great Prussian warrior king, Frederick the Great. Coming upon the king, the general saluted him with the greatest respect, but Frederick turned his back. "I am happy to see that Your Majesty is no longer angry with me," murmured the general. "How so?" demanded Frederick. "Because Your Majesty has never in his life turned his back on an enemy," replied the general.

Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.

Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher.