Quotes about Sagacity
A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:
— Job 34:34
An ounce of wisdom can prevent a pound of folly.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things — is that not a sage indeed?
— Confucius
The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition to rely wholly upon unassisted genius and natural sagacity.
— Samuel Johnson
Cleverness is not wisdom.
— Euripides
Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.
— John Milton
The conduct of the criminal investigation has been left in the experienced hands of Inspector Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, who is following up the clues with his accustomed energy and sagacity.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
Fear is an instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson