Wisdom Quotes

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Geology is part of that remarkable dynamic process of the human mind which is generally called science and to which man is driven by an… — Reinout Willem van Bemmelen
But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall… — John Jewel
To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is… — Scott Watson
It has taken me all my life to understand it is not necessary to understand everything. — Rene Coty
Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the… — Bertrand Russell
As electricity is a great power in the world, so the inner mind is the greatest power available to you. Neither operates independently; both depend… — Roger McDonald
Herewith I offer you the Omnipotent Finger of God in the anatomy of a louse: wherein you will find miracles heaped on miracles and will… — Jan Swammerdam
And when with excellent Microscopes I discern in otherwise invisible Objects the Inimitable Subtlety of Nature's Curious Workmanship; And when, in a word, by the… — Robert Boyle
Geology has shared the fate of other infant sciences, in being for a while considered hostile to revealed religion; so like them, when fully understood,… — William Buckland
We are not to suppose, that there is any violent exertion of power, such as is required in order to produce a great event in… — James Hutton
When we trace the part of which this terrestrial system is composed, and when we view the general connection of those several parts, the whole… — James Hutton
If popular medicine gave the people wisdom as well as knowledge, it would be the best protection for scientific and well-trained physicians. — Rudolf Virchow
Knowledge comes by taking things apart, analysis. But wisdom comes by putting things together. — John Alexander Morrison
Wisdom is not knowledge, but lies in the use we make of knowledge. — Nilakanta Sri Ram
Those who understand the cross increasingly see their sin as God does, and therefore begin to feelabout sin as does God. We begin to mourn… — William F. Farley
The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others lives unblest! — Henry Home, Lord Kames
In the school of the spirit, man learns wisdom through humility. — Johannes Tauler
Creativity is an area in which younger people have a tremendous advantage, since they have an endearing habit of always questioning past wisdom and authority. — William Redington Hewlett
If God would concede me His omnipotence for 24 hours, you would see how many changes I would make in the world. But if He… — Jacques-Marie-Louis Monsabre
Never be proud but show humility towards others, true wisdom lies in being humble. — Shri Radhe Maa

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