As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that it's a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building.
Jane ByrneSo confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.
Thomas JeffersonA library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it.
Richard De BuryWisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.
Samuel SmilesMistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.
Phyllis TherouxNot till the fire is dying in the grate, Look we for any kinship with the stars. Oh, wisdom never comes when it is gold, And the great price we paid for it full worth: We have it only when we are half earth. Little avails that coinage to the old!
Golda MeirCleverness is not wisdom.
EuripidesAnother possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but television's message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that offers whiter teeth and fresher breath.
Dave BarryIn wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
Ansel Adams Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache.
Gilbert Keith ChestertonIn life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
Lucille BallThe saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Isaac AsimovAge does not bring you wisdom, age brings you wrinkles.
Estelle GettyBooks are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation.
W B YeatsBooks should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.
John DenhamTo profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
Wilson MiznerWisdom is never dear, provided the article be genuine
Horace GreeleyBesides the noble art of getting things done there is the art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
Lin YutangThat man is wisest who, like Socrates, realises that his wisdom is worthless
PlatoThere is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
Brigham YoungWisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.
Francis QuarlesEvil can be a teacher, if you look at the wisdom of its negative power.
Tom Brown JrDemocracy is cumbersome, slow and inefficient, but in due time, the voice of the people will be heard and their latent wisdom will prevail.
AnonymousGovernment is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.
Jimmy CarterAnd 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 BedeHowever great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue. [Thus speaks the great philosopher]
Wilhelm Von HumboldtWisdom is oftimes nearer when we stoop, then when we soar.
William WordsworthHas fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.
Francis QuarlesA man may learn wisdom even from a foe (The Birds)
AristophanesIt is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Mahatma GandhiIn 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 JacksonHe 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 PennA short saying often contains much wisdom.
SophoclesOne of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know.
GalbraithThough sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
Lord ByronWisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
Doug LarsonMusic is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.
Charlie ParkerThey would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller Wisdom begins at the end.
Daniel WebsterOur own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense.
Henry MillerOf all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
EpicurusGrey hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.
Rabindranath TagoreSometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
Elizabeth GaskellMorality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.
Graham GreeneScience is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Imannuel KantIt is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own
William Ralph IngeApothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.
William R AlgerLessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.
Laurence SterneLove is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
Samuel JohnsonIt is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
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