If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink. Sophocles on wisdom
Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit. Chen Shui-bian on wisdom
Lord, bless me with the ability to achieve all that I can, and the wisdom to realize it doesn't all have to be by tomorrow! William Eardley IV on wisdom
The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness. Jean Cocteau on wisdom
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Wilson Mizner on wisdom
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. Oliver Wendell Holmes on wisdom
In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit. Deepak Chopra on wisdom
I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being? Gwyneth Paltrow on wisdom
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. William Cowper on wisdom
It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law. Thomas Hobbes on wisdom
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom. William Tecumseh Sherman on wisdom
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. Abigail Adams on wisdom
We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days. Robert Hall on wisdom
In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer. Deepak Chopra on wisdom
Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. Josh Billings on wisdom
Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom. Will Durant on wisdom
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. Charles Caleb Colton on wisdom
All human wisdom is summed up in two words wait and hope. Alexandre Dumas on wisdom
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future. Oliver Wendell Holmes on wisdom
In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you. Janet Jackson on wisdom