There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity. Kenny Rogers on wisdom
One part of wisdom is knowing what you don't need anymore and letting it go. Jane Fonda on wisdom
It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution. Anthony Trollope on wisdom
The weak have remedies, the wise have joys superior wisdom is superior bliss. Edward Young on wisdom
The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought. Edward Young on wisdom
In complete darkness, it is only knowledge and wisdom that separates us. Janet Jackson on wisdom
We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice. Arthur Helps on wisdom
When I was at drama school, I wanted to change the world, and thought I had some great wisdom to impart to people about humanity. Now that I'm older, I know enough to realise that I know nothing at all. Michael Sheen on wisdom
The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent. Dick Cheney on wisdom
Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story. Bob Woodward on wisdom
Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom. Cat Cora on wisdom
In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind. Kenichi Fukui on wisdom
Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. Joseph Stiglitz on wisdom
Never say never, but the thought of electively cutting oneself is beyond my grasp, and I also object to it politically. Denying the lines on our faces makes a comment about age and wisdom I don't care to make. Debra Winger on wisdom
If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various stages of your foolishness. Jane Smiley on wisdom
Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only. Samuel Smiles on wisdom
The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom. Samuel Smiles on wisdom
It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods. Margaret Fuller on wisdom
Evil can be a teacher, if you look at the wisdom of its negative power. Tom Brown, Jr. on wisdom
Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom. Phyllis Theroux on wisdom