And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. Venerable Bede
Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. Henry Miller
In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human activity, there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors, but it is only in one or two of them. Thomas Huxley
Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors. James Madison
Teach you children poetry it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary. Walter Scott
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass. Joseph Addison
One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know. John Kenneth Galbraith
The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events. John Kenneth Galbraith
The seat of knowledge is in the head of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right. William Hazlitt
To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. William Hazlitt
Much wisdom often goes with fewest words. Sophocles
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. Samuel Smiles
The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. George Santayana
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care. William Penn
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. Lin Yutang
Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. William Wordsworth
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way. Sophocles
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink. Sophocles