To embrace the whole world in friendship is wisdom. This wisdom is not changeable like the flowers that bloom and fade.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.
It is amazing that the wisdom of the chattering class to the Republicans is always, always, always 'Surrender your principles and agree with the Democrats.' That's been true for my entire lifetime.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
There is a particular set of values commonly associated with being professional. Experience, expertise, trustworthiness, wisdom, and good judgement are all attributes aspired to by senior professional people, be they doctors, engineers, lawyers, civil servants, or the clergy.
The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion.
Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of old? Where else can we find such unity of material, construction and form? here, the wisdom of whole generations is stored.
Contrary to popular wisdom, the mark of a great meeting is not how short it is or whether it ends on time. The key is whether it ends with clarity and commitment from participants.
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
Cleverness is not wisdom.
