Quotes about Wisdom

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.

The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.

As long as you live, you will be subject to change, whether you will it or not - now glad, now sorrowful; now pleased, now displeased; now devout, now undevout; now vigorous, now slothful; now gloomy, now merry. But a wise man who is well taught in spiritual labor stands unshaken in all such things, and heeds little what he feels, or from what side the wind of instability blows.

Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me.

If you desire to know or learn anything to your advantage, then take delight in being unknown and unregarded. A true understanding and humble estimate of oneself is the highest and most valuable of all lessons. To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.

If you wish to draw profit, read with humility, simplicity, and faith, and never with the design of gaining a reputation for learning.

A lowly knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than the deep searching of a man's learnings. Not that learning is to be blamed, nor the taking account of anything that is good; but a good conscience and a holy life is better than all. And because many seek knowledge rather than good living, therefore they go astray, and bear little or no fruit.

At the least, bear patiently, if thou canst not joyfully. And although thou be very unwilling to hear it, and feel indignation, yet check thyself, and suffer no unadvised word to come forth from thy lips, whereby the little ones may be offended. Soon the storm which hath been raised shall be stilled, and inward grief shall be sweetened by returning grace.

This is great wisdom, not to be hasty in action, or stubborn in our own opinions.

To account nothing of one's self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom.

Many things there are to know which profiteth little or nothing to the soul.