Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit.
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.
Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.
What's different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to political leaders. It's all part of the suffocating spin cycle we're in. In media, politics and publishing, the conventional wisdom is to play to this base.
The wisdom of God is so great that He also knows exactly what I would think and do under every possible circumstance and situation, and he placed me in that state of life and situation best suited for my salvation.
I consider wisdom supernatural because it isn't taught by men - it's a gift from God.
To suppose more than one supreme Source of infinite wisdom, power, and all perfections, is to assert that there is no supreme Being in existence.
Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice should have a record of protecting individual rights and a strong willingness to put aside any political agenda.
It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisdom.
Europeans ridicule Muslim culture because they don't understand the wisdom behind it. Take swine flu for instance: all the sudden you've got Europeans scared of pigs - we've been saying that for years!
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
After spending time around Donald Trump I find myself inspired by his vision, thought process, keen insight, and overall discipline. He's a brilliant thinker who tends to walk several steps ahead of the masses. I want to share his wisdom with the world in my own way.
Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom.
Beauty, the eternal Spouse of the Wisdom of God and Angel of his Presence thru' all creation.
Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.
It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
I love Tom Waits because he's an artist who makes me not afraid to get old, and that's rare. I think it's a rare kind of thing to have that level of wisdom. And his lyrics are just astounding; everything in life is inside his lyrics.
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
