Quotes about Wisdom

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.

A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.

Why does Samuel Butler say, 'Wise men never say what they think of women'? Wise men never say anything else apparently.

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life.

I think you often say more by saying less. And interestingly enough, I mean, Jesus really set the standard. I mean, he could say more with fewer words than anybody. Most of the parables were less than 250 words. And, boy, did he have some one-liners just packed with truth.

As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods.

God sends experience to paint men's portraits.

If men had wings and bore black feathers, Few of them would be clever enough to be crows.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil.