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Wisdom53 quotes
The unexamined life is not worth living. — Socrates · 399 BCKnow thyself. — ThalesGod, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1932Old to grow, but ever learning. — Solon · 119The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793Where is the wisdom we have lost in
knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in
information? — T.S. Eliot · 1934All 53 quotes →Knowledge6 quotes
Where is the wisdom we have lost in
knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in
information? — T.S. Eliot · 1934Knowledge can be communicated but not wisdom. — Hermann Hesse · 1922Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. — Alfred Tennyson · 1842My life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn’t bother me in the least. — Alex Trebek · 2020Wisdom is not communicable. The wisdom which a wise man tries to communicate always sounds foolish... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. — Hermann Hesse · 1922In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. — Ecclesiastes 1:18 · 931 BCLearning from mistakes3 quotes
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. — William Blake · 1793Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering. — Aeschylus · 458 BCSelf-knowledge3 quotes
The unexamined life is not worth living. — Socrates · 399 BCKnow thyself. — ThalesThe fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. — William Shakespeare · 1616Acquiring wisdom2 quotes
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. — Marcel Proust · 1919Wisdom is not the purchase of a day. — Thomas Paine · 1776Aging2 quotes
Old to grow, but ever learning. — Solon · 119Our hair
turns white with our ripening
as though to fly away in some
coming wind, bearing the seed
of what we know. — Wendell Berry · 1980Fools2 quotes
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. — William Blake · 1793The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. — William Shakespeare · 1616Ignorance2 quotes
The first and wisest of them all professed
To know this only, that he nothing knew. — John Milton · 1671To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge. — Benjamin Disraeli · 1845Introspection2 quotes
The unexamined life is not worth living. — Socrates · 399 BCKnow thyself. — ThalesJudgment2 quotes
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. — William James · 1890It takes little talent to see clearly what lies under one's nose, a good deal of it to know in which direction to point that organ. — W.H. Auden · 1962Lack of wisdom2 quotes
Wisdom is sold in the desolate market where none come to purchase. — William Blake · 1827Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. — Anne Bradstreet · 1867Learning2 quotes
Old to grow, but ever learning. — Solon · 119Learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do. — Umberto Eco · 1980Mistakes2 quotes
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. — William Blake · 1793Old age2 quotes
Old to grow, but ever learning. — Solon · 119With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. — Job · 500 BCPhilosophy2 quotes
The unexamined life is not worth living. — Socrates · 399 BCPhilosophy is nothing but discretion. — Richard Milward · 1689Seeking2 quotes
But where shall wisdom be found? — Job · 500 BCMy life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn’t bother me in the least. — Alex Trebek · 2020Acceptance1 quote
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1932Beauty1 quote
Beauty and wisdom are rarely conjoined. — Gaius Petronius · 66Certainty1 quote
He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty. — Samuel Johnson · 1759Cleverness1 quote
Mere cleverness is not wisdom. — Euripides · 405 BCCourage1 quote
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1932Curiosity1 quote
My life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn’t bother me in the least. — Alex Trebek · 2020Discretion1 quote
Philosophy is nothing but discretion. — Richard Milward · 1689Education1 quote
Much learning does not teach understanding. — HeraclitusEducation vs. wisdom1 quote
Much learning does not teach understanding. — HeraclitusExcess1 quote
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793Exercise of power1 quote
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. — Anne Bradstreet · 1867Fear of God1 quote
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. — Proverbs 9:10 · 686 BCFoolishness1 quote
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. — Apostle Paul · 55Girl power1 quote
And what is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing. — Geoffrey Chaucer · 1400