Ancient Quote by William Warburton

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

— Ruth Ozeki

“Wisdom is not counted in grammers, niether in fluency, but vividly shown in mannerism.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness; and reverence towards the Gods must be inviolate. Great words of prideful men are ever punished with…

— Sophocles

“I aspire to wisdom, my lady. I do not believe I possess it, not yet. But my lord Ptolemy Solon holds that happiness is…

— Jacqueline Carey

When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.

— Laozi

Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private;…

— Plato

Traditional wisdom is long on tradition and short on wisdom.

— Warren Buffett

“The ancient teachings we’ve inherited were developed through the enlightened observation of life in all its forms and expressions.”

— Leslie Kaminoff

Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.

— Robert South

“Ancient wisdom did not disappear. We simply stopped knowing how to listen.”

— Gabriela Jurosz-Landa

Wisdom begins with sacrifice of immediate pleasures for long-range purposes.

— Louis Finkelstein

Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.

— Robert South