Book Quote by Joan Erikson

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

— Horace

Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.

— Elizabeth Hardwick

Wisdom is not book learning but, rather, a quality or state of knowing what is true or right coupled with the judgment to discern…

— Sue Thoele

Wisdom is not to be obtained from textbooks, but must be coined out of human experience in the flame of life.

— Morris Raphael Cohen

Wisdom is something that seeks itself. The wiser you become the more you'd like to know.

— Frederick Lenz

Wisdom is not a question of learning facts with the mind; it can only be acquired through perfection of living.

— Nilakanta Sri Ram

Wisdom is acquired by experience when taken as learning.

— Dr Anil Kumar Sinha

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

— Doug Larson

Wisdom is a life that knows it is living

— William Penn

Wisdom comes to those who diligently seek it. It is a wealth of knowledge and a spring of power.

— Anonymous

“Wisdom is not acquired by reading. Wisdom is what results when you incorporate this knowledge into your personal experience.”

— Jim Lawless

Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.

— Eugene H. Peterson