Quotes about Wisdom

Facts are stubborn things, but, as some one has wisely said, not half so stubborn as fallacies.

God is a spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable, in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth

Ridete dei vostri errori ma imparate da essi, scherzate sui vostri problemi ma traetene forza, fatevi beffe delle difficoltà ma superatele.

I never make the same mistake twice. I don't know as that's much benefit when you're always making new ones. Oh, don't you see, Marilla? There must be a limit to the mistakes one person can make, and when I get to the end of them, then I'll be through with them. That's a very comforting thought.

but how you going to find out about things if you don't ask questions?

Eh, hepimiz hata yapar?z tatl?m, bu yüzden art?k bunu geride b?rak. Hatalar?m?zdan piÅŸman olup ders almal?y?z ama asla onlar? kendimizle birlikte geleceÄŸe ta??mamal?y?z.

One would not drink of the cup of forgetfulness if one could.

Words aren't made — they grow," said Anne.

that special Providence which looks after simple-minded old souls in their dangerous excursions into the world

I don't think listening to Mr. Howard's arguments is likely to do me much harm. Mind you, I believe what I was brought up to believe. It saves a vast of bother—and back of it all, God is good. The trouble with Mr. Howard is that he's a leetle TOO clever. He thinks that he's bound to live up to his cleverness, and that it's smarter to thrash out some new way of getting to heaven than to go by the old track the common, ignorant folks is travelling.

Life would be dull if we hadn't a few tragedies to look back on.

But we can't have things perfect in this imperfect world, as Mrs. Lynde says. Mrs. Lynde isn't exactly a comforting person sometimes, but there's no doubt she says a great many very true things.