Quotes about Wisdom

If I'd been born in my grandfather's time, I'd have made my grandfather's mistakes. Theres no doubt of it. I just don't want to make my grandfather's mistakes today.

When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. That begins when we do what we should no matter how we feel about it.

We get into captivity because of our foolishness and we are more foolish that we want to admit.

What's important is that all human knowledge be made available to all intelligent people who want to learn it.

Believe what you want But don't dumb down what Jesus said.

Christ wants us to have a child's heart but a grown-up's head.

When I'm older I'll understand" said Lucy, " I am older and I don't think I want to understand", replied Edmund

I desire to press forward for direction to my Master in all things; but as to trusting to my own obedience and righteousness, I should be worse than a fool and ten times worse than a madman.

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.

Aquinas is worth reading. He has stood the test of time. And even where he errs, you can learn more from the errors of a great mind than you can learn from the truths of a small mind. You can see a whole lot farther standing on the shoulders of giants.

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.