Quotes about Wisdom

259 quotes about Wisdom

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson about wisdom

Wise men speak because they have something to say...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Quote by Platon about wisdom

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

Quote by William Shakespeare about wisdom

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau about wisdom

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Quote by Socrate about wisdom

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Quote by Edmund Burke about wisdom

Well done is better than well said.

Well done is better than well said.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin about wisdom

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about wisdom

The irony is the cheerfulnessof thinking and the joy of...

The irony is the cheerfulnessof thinking and the joy of wisdom.

Quote by Anatole France about wisdom

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise

Quote by William Blake about wisdom

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest

Quote by Confucius about wisdom

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change

Quote by Confucius about wisdom

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs...

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

Quote by Robert A. Heinlein about wisdom

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst...

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.

Quote by David Sarnoff about wisdom

The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes...

The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind.

Quote by William Wordsworth about wisdom

We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy.

Quote by Joe Baca about wisdom

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

Quote by Francis Bacon about wisdom

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Quote by Francis Bacon about wisdom

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Quote by Francis Bacon about wisdom

There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health.

Quote by Francis Bacon about wisdom

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