Quotes about Wisdom

Regret is a useless emotion.

but a good writer knows when to shut up and listen.

I do not think you should get rid of your sin until you have learned what it has to teach you.

People who know how to creatively break the rules also know why the rules were there in the first place.

In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you.

God can pick sense out of a confused prayer.

And there is a proud kind of moderation likewise, when men will take upon them to censure both parties, as if they were wiser than both

Was Christ a chosen servant of God, and shall not we take God's choice? Is not God's choice the best and the wisest? Hath God chosen Christ to work our salvation, and shall we choose any other? Shall we run to saints' mediation, to the virgin Mary, and others, for intercession, which is a part of Christ's office? Who chose Mary, and Peter, and Paul to this work? There is no mention in Scripture of them for this purpose, but behold my servant, whom I have chosen.

The church of Christ is a common hospital, wherein all are in some measure sick of some spiritual disease or other, so all have occasion to exercise the spirit of wisdom and meekness.

Jesus said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes" (Matthew 11:25). Why would this be? I believe that God desires that His message not be perverted, this message which has eternal significance. Intellectuals are seldom capable of conveying a message just as they have received it, without giving it a personal twist; whereas the simple, ignorant people transmit it faithfully.

interior of his purposes…. It's not the latest message, but more like the oldest

Talk to God before talking to the person. Discuss the problem with God. If you will pray about the conflict first instead of gossiping to a friend, you will often discover that either God changes your heart or he changes the other person without your help. All your relationships would go smoother if you would just pray more about them. As David