Words of Wisdom

Thoughts to Live By

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Nature and wisdom never are at strife.

Plutarch

It is easier to be wisefor others than for ourselves.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

William Jame

The middle course is the best.

Cleobulus

Silence does not always mark wisdom.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Of all parts of wisdomthe practice is the best.

John Tillotson

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Charles Dickens

The seat of knowledge is in the head,

of wisdom,in the

heart.

William Hazlitt

How prone to doubt,how cautious are the wise! Homer

The only medicine for suffering,crime,all the other woes of mankind,

is wisdom.Thomas Huxley

A wise man learnsby the mistakes of others,

a fool by his own.

Latin Proverb

No man was ever wise by chance.

Seneca

By associating with wise people will become wise yourself.

Menander

Years teach us more than books.

Berthold Auerbach

Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken

you.

Wayne Dyer

Wisdom is knowing what to do next;Skill is knowing how to do it,

and Virtue is doing it.

David Startr Jordan

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between

good and evil.Cicero

Science is organized knowledge.Wisdom is organized life.

Immanuel Kant

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Norman Cousins

These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom.Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.

Vernon Cooper

The first step in the acquisition of

the second listening,the third memory,

wisdom is silence,

the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

Solomon Ibn Gabriol

Years teach us more than books.Berthold Auerbach

The wisdom of nationslies in their proverbs,

which are brief and pithy.

William Penn

The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting;

by doubting we come to the question,

and by seeking we may come upon the

truth.

Pierre Abelard

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Socrates

To acquire knowledge, one must study;but to acquire

wisdom, one must observe.

Marilyn vos Savant

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps

you make a life.

Sandra Carey

One's first step in wisdom is to

question everything -and one's last is to

come to terms with everything.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

One of my favorite. Listening will bring you

more wisdom. Be silent, no one will know you are

ignorant.

Doug Larson