Quotes about Wisdom

Words are not too old, only people are too old if they use the same words too frequently.

He would flay the fox, say the ape's paternoster, return to his sheep, and turn the hogs to the hay. He would beat the dogs before the lion, put the plough before the oxen, and claw where it did not itch.

Science without conscience is only ruin of the soul.

If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever.

It's not easy for me either, but if we allow anger to reside in us, we're more guilty than they are because we know the better way.

Sometimes you have to tell the truth, no matter how hard it is. Even when it doesn't change anything. People seem to make the same mistakes over and over again.

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. PROVERBS 19 : 21

Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions... Keep me from lying to myself... Help me abandon my shameful ways... I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge.

You teach the heart as well as the mind. Sometimes the truth is hard to bear, but it's better to walk in the light of truth than to live in the darkness of lies.

Bithia seemed wise in the ways of the world, but she was completely ignorant of what she brought upon herself. Commerce with the powers of darkness might gain her what she desired for the moment, but at what cost in the end?

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6). We can choose to be self-sufficient or to rely on God. We can act on our own understanding regarding life's circumstances, or we can seek God's will in every situation. But only one choice assures us that God will direct our paths.

Only fools and the dead are content.