Wisdom Quotes

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Knowledge is telling the past. Wisdom is predicting the future. — W. Timothy Garvey
Mistakes are the stepping stones to wisdom, we learn from trial & error, we become wise by understanding problems. — Leon Brown
By the cross we, too, are crucified with Christ; but alive in Christ. We are no more rebels, but servants; no more servants, but sons!… — Frederic Farrar
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom. — Solon
All that is made seems planless to the darkened mind, because there are more plans than it looked for...There seems no plan because it is… — George MacDonald
The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities, and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity… — Noah Webster
I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and not caring a straw about the rest. — John Buchan
You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind ON, but what you can't keep your mind OFF. — A. R. Ammons
The wise person questions himself, the fool others. — Henri Arnold Seyrig
If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's… — Henry David Thoreau
If God gives you a watch, are you honoring Him more by asking Him what time it is or by simply consulting the watch? — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then… — Adam Michnik
We live that our souls may grow. The development of the soul is the purpose of existence. God Almighty is trying to obtain some decent… — John G. Lake
We may think God wants actions of a certain kind, but God wants people of a certain kind. — C.S. Lewis
I still believe that standing up for the truth of God is the greatest thing in the world. This is the end (purpose) of life.… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wisdom is the winner over good luck. — Juvenal
Look twice before you leap. — Charlotte Bronte
Age is wisdom if one has lived ones life properly. — Miriam Makeba
An aged Burgundy runs with a beardless Port. I cherish the fancy that Port speaks sentences of wisdom, Burgundy sings the inspired Ode. — Ambrose Bierce
He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower. — Mary Howitt

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