Wisdom Quotes

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Life, sometimes so wearying is worth its weight in gold the experience of traveling lends a wisdom that is old. — John McLeod
Verily, I say unto you, that the wisdom of man, in his fallen state, knoweth not the purposes and the privileges of my hold priesthood,… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
For a modern ruler the laws of conservation and transformation of energy, when the vivifing stream takes its source, the ways it wends its course… — Frederick Soddy
The true wisdom is to be always seasonable, and to change with a good grace in changing circumstances. — Robert Louis Stevenson
When anger enters the mind, wisdom departs. — Thomas a Kempis
There is in all visible things an invisible fecundity, a dimmed light, a meek namelessness, a hidden wholeness. This mysterious unity and integrity is wisdom,… — Thomas Merton
Happiness itself is sufficient excuse. Beautiful things are right and true; so beautiful actions are those pleasing to the gods. Wise men have an inward… — Aristotle
A man of wisdom delights in water. — Confucius
Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil - not the strength to choose between the two. — John Cheever
Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end. — Oliver Goldsmith
God stands in no need of our strength or wisdom, but of our ignorance, of our weakness; let us but give these to Him, and… — Dwight L. Moody
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune. — Horace
We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight… — Joe Baca
For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But it's also important… — Barack Obama
I no longer gave a sick dog's drop for the wisdom, the reliability and the authority of the public's literary mind, those creeps and old… — Norman Mailer
"On Pat Hearne - He made money in stocks, and that made people ask him for advice. He would never give any. If they asked… — Jesse Lauriston Livermore
Plant genetic resources are seldom 'raw materials'; they are the expression of the current wisdom of farmers who have played a highly significant role in… — Unknown Author
Your life is a learning process - you can only become wiser from learning. Sometimes you might have to attract making a painful mistake to… — Rhonda Byrne
Heroes are necessary in order to enable the citizens to find their own ideals, courage and wisdom in the society. The hero carries our hopes,… — Rollo May
We have much to do together. Let us do it in wisdom and love and joy. Let us make this the human experience. — Gary Zukav

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