Quotes about Wisdom

The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life.

Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!

Yet with great toil all that I can attain by long experience, and in learned schools, is for to know my knowledge is but vain, and those that think them wise, are greatest fools.

The fact is that not only do people get more wise and more conservative as they get older, they get more kind and more generous, too.

God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we've done or we're about to do. At times like this, it's wise to prayerfully consider whether we're offending God with our actions.

All parents hope and pray that their children will make wise decisions. Children who are obedient and responsible bring to their parents unending pride and satisfaction.

President Eyring is a wise, learned, and spiritual man.

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man sees in it, on the contrary, the potent Law of Laws.

A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient, and look upon them only as sick and extravagant.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

Upon you, fellow-citizens, as the representatives of the States and the people, is wisely devolved the legislative power.

Whosoever wisely examines the works of God will speedily discover what is next to be done.