Quotes about Wisdom
The true wisdom of man consists in the knowledge of God the creator and Redeemer.
— John Calvin
Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.
— Johannes Tauler
Wisdom is knowing. Skill is know how to do it. Virtue is doing it.
— David Starr Jordan
In the school of the spirit, man learns wisdom through humility.
— Johannes Tauler
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.
— Charles Spurgeon
We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.
— Abraham Lincoln
I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.
— St. Augustine
The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.
— Dante Alighieri
Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
— Charles Swindoll
Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group then to hell with them.
— Charlie Munger
Seek ye counsel of the aged for their eyes have looked on the faces of the years and their ears have hardened to the voices of Life. Even if their counsel is displeasing to you, pay heed to them.
— Khalil Gibran
The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most knows best how little he knows.
— Thomas Jefferson