Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 66
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 61
Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 59
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 59
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise. Samuel Johnson English Author More Samuel Johnson Quotes 8
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. Buddha Leader More Buddha Quotes 8
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while. Albert Einstein German Physicist More Albert Einstein Quotes 7
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates Greek Philosopher More Socrates Quotes 7
True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people. Kiana Tom American Model More Kiana Tom Quotes 6
If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise. William Butler Yeats Irish Poet More William Butler Yeats Quotes 6
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius Chinese Philosopher More Confucius Quotes 6
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. St. Francis of Assisi More St. Francis of Assisi Quotes 4
There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. Charles Caleb Colton English Writer More Charles Caleb Colton Quotes 3
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . . it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair . . . in short, the period was so far like the present period . . . . Charles Dickens English More Charles Dickens Quotes 3
Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time. Theodore Roosevelt American President More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes 3
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being. Orison Swett Marden American Writer More Orison Swett Marden Quotes 2
Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment. Morihei Ueshiba Japanese Athlete More Morihei Ueshiba Quotes 2
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson American President More Thomas Jefferson Quotes 2
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. Thomas Jefferson American President More Thomas Jefferson Quotes 1
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. Thomas Carlyle Scottish Philosopher More Thomas Carlyle Quotes 1
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Ludwig van Beethoven German Composer More Ludwig van Beethoven Quotes 1