---
title: "6 Terrible Wisdom Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Terrible Wisdom quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Terrible Wisdom sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/corra-may-harris-23340_achieve_maybe-i-shall-never-achieve-happiness-bu_108969.png"
---

> [Maybe I shall never achieve happiness, but one thing I have had - the terrible wisdom of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corra-may-harris/maybe-i-shall-never-achieve-happiness-but-one-thing-i-have-had-the/)

[Corra May Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corra-may-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/corra-may-harris-23340_achieve_maybe-i-shall-never-achieve-happiness-bu_108969.png)

> [How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no-profit-to-the-man-that-s-wise/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/sophocles-370_he-man_how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no_421265.png)

> [How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/how-terrible-it-is-to-have-wisdom-when-it-does-not-benefit-those-who/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/sophocles-370_benefits_how-terrible-it-is-to-have-wisdom-when-i_1596511.png)

> [“TEIRESIAS: Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/teiresias-alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no-profit-to-the/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/sophocles-370_ancient-greece_teiresias-alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-wh_2394467.png)

> [“Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no-profit-to-the-man-that/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/sophocles-370_knowledge_alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brin_2772934.png)

> [“How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-conan-doyle/how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no-profit-to-the-wise/)

[Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-conan-doyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/arthur-conan-doyle-273_wisdom_how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no_3074447.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/terrible-wisdom/#itemlist",
            "name": "Terrible Wisdom Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 6,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Maybe I shall never achieve happiness, but one thing I have had - the terrible wisdom of love.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Corra May Harris"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corra-may-harris/maybe-i-shall-never-achieve-happiness-but-one-thing-i-have-had-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/corra-may-harris-23340_achieve_maybe-i-shall-never-achieve-happiness-bu_108969.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/corra-may-harris-23340_achieve_maybe-i-shall-never-achieve-happiness-bu_108969.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/corra-may-harris-23340_achieve_maybe-i-shall-never-achieve-happiness-bu_108969.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Maybe I shall never achieve happiness, but one thing I have had - the terrible wisdom of love.” — Corra May Harris",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Sophocles"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no-profit-to-the-man-that-s-wise/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/sophocles-370_he-man_how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no_421265.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/sophocles-370_he-man_how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no_421265.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/sophocles-370_he-man_how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no_421265.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise” — Sophocles",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Sophocles"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/how-terrible-it-is-to-have-wisdom-when-it-does-not-benefit-those-who/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/sophocles-370_benefits_how-terrible-it-is-to-have-wisdom-when-i_1596511.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/sophocles-370_benefits_how-terrible-it-is-to-have-wisdom-when-i_1596511.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/sophocles-370_benefits_how-terrible-it-is-to-have-wisdom-when-i_1596511.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it.” — Sophocles",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“TEIRESIAS: Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Sophocles"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/teiresias-alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no-profit-to-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/sophocles-370_ancient-greece_teiresias-alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-wh_2394467.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/sophocles-370_ancient-greece_teiresias-alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-wh_2394467.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/sophocles-370_ancient-greece_teiresias-alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-wh_2394467.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“TEIRESIAS: Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well…” — Sophocles",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Sophocles"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no-profit-to-the-man-that/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/sophocles-370_knowledge_alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brin_2772934.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/sophocles-370_knowledge_alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brin_2772934.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/sophocles-370_knowledge_alas-how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brin_2772934.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had…” — Sophocles",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Arthur Conan Doyle"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-conan-doyle/how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no-profit-to-the-wise/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/arthur-conan-doyle-273_wisdom_how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no_3074447.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/arthur-conan-doyle-273_wisdom_how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no_3074447.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/arthur-conan-doyle-273_wisdom_how-terrible-is-wisdom-when-it-brings-no_3074447.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise.” — Arthur Conan Doyle",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/terrible-wisdom/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/terrible-wisdom/",
            "name": "Terrible Wisdom Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/terrible-wisdom/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/corra-may-harris-23340_achieve_maybe-i-shall-never-achieve-happiness-bu_108969.png"
            },
            "description": "Browse 6 Terrible Wisdom quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Terrible Wisdom sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/terrible-wisdom/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/terrible-wisdom/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Terrible Wisdom Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/terrible-wisdom/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```