Quotes about Wisdom

I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His works must be contemplated with respect.

Romantic love is the kite that catches the wind and tenaciously heads for the sky; wisdom is the string that tugs downward, holding it back

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.

A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.

Life is a classroom -- only those who are willing to be lifelong learners will move to the head of the class.

It is unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought was incapable of doing what it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot . .

But in the spiritual world, degrees and vast learning don't matter. They don't necessarily prevent insight, but they can easily get in the way. God values a humble heart, and He delights to teach those who will say to Him, "Lord, I don't get it. Will You help me?

The earth and everything in it were created by God, and as the Creator, He is the rightful owner. He entrusts parts to us for a short time, but we're wise to see ourselves as managers instead of owners.

Immaturity isn't something to aspire to, but childlike faith is a valuable commodity in God's Kingdom.

Solomon said if you want to be wise you run with the wise; if you want to be a fool, you run with fools.

A poet stated it more succinctly when he wrote, "I hear and forget. I see and hear and I remember. However, when I see, hear and do, I understand and succeed." Interestingly enough, you will discover that when you read this book a second time, you will get more thoughts and more ideas than you did the first time. This is especially true if you read a few minutes every day before you start your day's activities and just before you go to sleep.