Their Wisdom Quotes
44 Their Wisdom quotes by 42 unique authors
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Tis never for their wisdom that one loves the wisest, or for their wit that one loves the wittiest; 'tis for benevolence and virtue and…
— Hester Lynch Piozzi
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I think many people believe the best way they can help others is to criticize them, to give them the benefit of their 'wisdom.' I…
— John C. Maxwell
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Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
— Elizabeth Gaskell
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When you're young, you wonder what all these old people are droning on about, trying to impart their wisdom. It's not relevant to you because…
— Helen Mirren
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I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me…
— Rod Taylor
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The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called…
— John Updike
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The world is being run by people my age, men my age, with falling-out hair and health worries, and it frightens me. When the leaders…
— Margaret Atwood
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Talk to strangers when the family fails and friends lead you astray when Buddha laughs and Jesus weeps and it turns out God is gay.…
— Saul Williams
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How earthy old people become --moldy as the grave! Their wisdom smacks of the earth. There is no foretaste of immortality in it. They remind…
— Henry David Thoreau
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What must be the knowledge of Him, from whom all created minds have derived both their power of knowledge, and the innumerable objects of their…
— Unknown Author
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The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things…
— Laozi
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Conversation is the blood of baseball. It flows through the game, an invigorating system of anecdotes. Ballplayers are tale tellers who have polished their malarkey…
— Thomas Boswell
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Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to…
— Nelson Mandela
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Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans…
— Beau Bridges
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If we can return to a government that the Founders, in their wisdom, envisioned for us, we can return to a government that will allow…
— Nan Hayworth
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Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to new understanding with the passing…
— Flavia Weedn
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Some people take more care to hide their wisdom, than their folly.
— Jonathan Swift
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Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding with the…
— Ash Sweeney
Who Wrote These Their Wisdom Quotes
42 authors contributed a total of 44 Their Wisdom Quotes, led by these top contributors: