My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me. Use this quote
If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe. Use this quote
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability. Use this quote
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink. Use this quote
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. Use this quote
Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom. Use this quote
Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form. Use this quote
Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only. Use this quote
It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories. Use this quote
The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom. Use this quote
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next. Use this quote
Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to do, to take the wisdom we've learned and create something. Use this quote
Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young. Use this quote
Perspective is worth 80 IQ points. Use this quote
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. Use this quote
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Use this quote
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. Use this quote
Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth. Use this quote
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. Use this quote
Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom. Use this quote
