Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Use this quote
Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps. Use this quote
Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. Use this quote
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. Use this quote
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more. Use this quote
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun. Use this quote
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. Use this quote
A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one. Use this quote
The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure. Use this quote
Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity. Use this quote
Lord, bless me with the ability to achieve all that I can, and the wisdom to realize it doesn't all have to be by tomorrow! Use this quote
Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment. Use this quote
It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein. Use this quote
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. Use this quote
Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable. Use this quote
It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law. Use this quote
Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. Use this quote
I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect. Use this quote
Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel. Use this quote
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. Use this quote
