Wisdom Quotes

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Sometimes it is best to step back and observe the situation from outside. Renouncing action does not mean defeat it is a sign of great… — Anurag Prakash Ray
The rhythm of the wind contains all the wisdom of the world. — Devin Waugh
A clever person solves a problem no one can solve. A genius solves a problem no one can see. — Alexander Den Heijer
This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school. — Thomas Dekker
The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom. — Jean Bodin
The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Our is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. — Omar N. Bradley
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. — Peter Jennings
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. — Zhuangzi
Our experience is composed rather of illusions that of wisdom acquired. — Joseph Roux
Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy. — William Temple
It isn't what you do, but how you do it. — John Wooden
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility. — Eleanor Roosevelt
There was endless action - not just football, but sailboats, tennis and other things: movement. There was endless talk - the ambassador at the head… — Charles Spalding
I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. — Zoe Saldana
Anxiety about the future never profits; we feel no evil until it comes, and when we feel it, no counsel helps; wisdom is either too… — Arthur Somers Roche
What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences… — J. William Fulbright
Delay is hateful, but it gives wisdom — Publilius Syrus
I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will preserve their happiness in a… — John Adams
Facts are ventriloquists dummies. Sitting on a wise man's knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk… — Aldous Huxley
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom — Bible

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