Wisdom Quotes

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Sannyas is celebration of life, and sin is natural: natural in the sense that you are unconscious - what else can you do? In unconsciousness,… — Rajneesh
Man's creative struggle, his search for wisdom and truth, is a love story. — Iris Murdoch
Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right way they may not be possessed. — Confucius
Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom's root. — Robert Burns
Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God… — John of the Cross
As our heart summons our strength, our wisdom must direct it. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more. — Elizabeth Hardwick
To know that which lies before us in daily life is the prime wisdom. — John Milton
It is sometimes asserted that a surgical operation is or should be a work of art ... fit to rank with those of the painter… — Wilfred Trotter
Wisdom is the mind what health is to the body. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun. — Franz Grillparzer
Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them. — Gabriel Marcel
Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure. — Edward Thorndike
Even bigger machines, entailing even bigger concentrations of economic power and exerting ever greater violence against the environment, do not represent progress: they are a… — E F Schumacher
Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Liberty, without wisdom, is license. — Edmund Burke
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it… — Charlie Chaplin
Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others. — Confucius
It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty. — Dalai Lama
...I believe, with Gandhi, that we need to take an imaginative leap forward toward fresh and generous idealism for the sake of all humanity -… — Mairead Corrigan

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