Quotes about Wisdom
All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself
— Martin Luther
Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech will have the king as a friend.
— Proverbs 22:11
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
— Epicurus
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
— Thomas Jefferson
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
— Joseph Addison
Blessed are the ears that hear the pulse of the divine whisperer, and give no heed to the many whisperings of the world.
— Thomas a Kempis
From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death.
— Drew Barrymore
I find relief from the questions only when I concede that I am not obliged to know everything. I remind myself it is sufficient to know what I know, and that what I know, may not always be true.
— Maya Angelou
There may be little or much beyond the grave But the strong are saying nothing until they see.
— Robert Frost
The dead teach this great lesson, which we are loathe to learn: we too will die.
— John Updike
Being of sound mind I spent every cent I ever had.
— Anonymous
Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
— John of the Cross