Quotes about Wisdom
Great men cultivate love...only little men cherish a spirit of hatred
— Booker T. Washington
Consider the average intelligence of the common man, then realize 50% are even stupider.
— Mark Twain
The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid to make mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice.
— Theodore Roosevelt
I told you that your dream was a difficult one. It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.
— Paulo Coelho
All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.
— Winston Churchill
I cannot comprehend how any man can want anything but the truth.
— Marcus Aurelius
I don't read such small stuff as letters, I read men and nations. I can see through a millstone, though I can't see through a spelling-book. What a narrow idea a reading qualification is for a voter!
— Sojourner Truth
Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
— John Bunyan
We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
— JC Ryle
The great illusion of leadership is to think that man can be led out of the desert by someone who has never been there.
— Henri Nouwen
The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.
— Kent Hughes
A Theologian has nothing on a man who has experienced God
— Paul Washer