Quotes about Wisdom

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

When the night wind makes the pine trees creak And the pale clouds glide across the dark sky, Go out my child, go out and seek Your soul: The Eternal I. For all the grasses rustling at your feet And every flaming star that glitters high Above you, close up and meet In you: The Eternal I. Yes, my child, go out into the world; walk slow And silent, comprehending all, and by and by Your soul, the Universe, will know Itself: the Eternal I.

wisdom involves using our powerful intellect to recognize the consequences of our actions and to think of the well-being of the whole.

When making decisions most people ask, 'Will it help me or my family now or the next shareholders' meeting or my next election campaign?' The hallmark of wisdom is asking, 'What effects will the decision I make today have on future generations? On the health of the planet?

What exactly do you mean by the human intellect?

But it's the way we have used the intellect that has made the mess, not the intellect per se.

I really don't know. We should be wise enough to know we can trust Him with everything, but it seems as if He is forever needing to remind us—one thing at a time. Maybe it's because we just hang onto some things too tightly, wanting our own way too much.

Live life to the foolish coz life is to short to be wasted.

Understanding comes from within, from knowing and trusting in the Lord.

This is life in a fallen world, where wars come and go, where nations rage and people cry in torment. We must be strong, not in ourselves, but in Him. And trust that His love and His wisdom and His light will see us through.

We can't do it on our own—none of us. We ask for His help—daily. Why, I remember my pa praying every morning that God would give him wisdom and power and patience for the day.

It may sound simplistic, but is meant wholeheartedly. We are so privileged to have the Scriptures.