Quotes about Wisdom

A good mind possesses a kingdom.

Time discovers truth.

When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.

Our (The Stoic) motto, as you know, is live according to nature.

We become wiser by adversity prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Whatever is to make us better and happy, God has placed either openly before us or close to us.

Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.

There are persons whom in my heart I despise, others I abhor. Yet I am not obliged to inform the one of my contempt, nor the other of my detestation. This kind of dissimulation...is a necessary branch of wisdom, and so far from being immoral...that it is a duty and a virtue.

He wrote as a young man that God's noblest gift was the gift of an inquiring mind.

It doesn't matter how good something looks, how happy it makes you, how much fun it is, how rich and successful you'll become, how deeply spiritual it appears, how sensible it seems, how popular or accepted it is—and the list goes on and on. If something is contrary to the wisdom (or Word) of God, it will ultimately be detrimental and bring sorrow to your life.

God tests His servants with obedience. He deliberately places us in situations where the standards of religion and society would appear to justify our actions. He allows others, especially those close to us, to encourage us to protect ourselves. We may even think we would be noble and protect others by avenging ourselves. But this is not God's way. It is the way of the world's wisdom. It is earthly and fleshly.

Many things lost in life can be restored; however, time misused can never be recovered. Once the sun goes down, the day is forever gone.