Wisdom Quotes

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Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of the old. Where else can we find such unity of material, construction… — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
But, today, the idea of faith returns to me. Faith defies logic and propels us beyond hope because it is not attached to our desires.… — Terry Tempest Williams
Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever. — Joe Abercrombie
Wisdom never kicks at the iron walls it can't bring down. — Olive Schreiner
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?... Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose… — Alan Paton
I think conventional wisdom is that time is not on our side. But there are a number of members of Congress who have primaries and… — John McCain
Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity. — Cato the Elder
Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate… — Cato the Elder
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability — Plautus
When life gets you down, just remember these three words of wisdom. "Bonk!", "Zap!", and "Yowsers!" — Unknown Author
Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain. — Robert E. Lee
A man is a god in ruins. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who exercises wisdom exercises the knowledge which is about God. — Epictetus
Don't think of cost. Think of value. — John Spence
Be happy. Be yourself. If others don't like it, then let them be. Happiness is a choice. Life isn't about pleasing everybody. — John Spence
To know what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty... this knowledge, this feeling is… — Albert Einstein
Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means. — Francis Hutcheson
Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best. — John Tillotson
Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give… — Daisaku Ikeda
I see at last that all the knowledge I wrung from the darkness - that darkness flung me - Is worthless as ignorance: nothing comes… — Randall Jarrell

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