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In order to have wisdom we must have ignorance.

Quotes by Theodore Dreiser

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

Quotes by Theodore Isaac Rubin

I see a wiser person than when I was younger: having babies, and passing 30, were the turning points. What women in their 40s - I am 39 - lack in gorgeousness, they make up for in wisdom. I love...

Quotes by Thandie Newton

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself.

Quotes by Teri Garr

I went through a phase in my 20s when I was overdosing on self-help books, so it was really refreshing to read 'The Alchemist' because it was a novel, but it still had the same wisdom, wasn't patronising and didn't...

Quotes by Tamzin Outhwaite

Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

Quotes by T. S. Eliot

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

Quotes by Sydney J. Harris

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Swami Vivekananda

I do think that the standard media is controlled by the conventional wisdom about global warming. We've come to believe - from reading a lot of articles and talking to a lot of scientists - that there's another side to...

Quotes by Steven Levitt

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Quotes by Stephen Vincent Benet

The American people voted for a president, Donald Trump, who's very tough, very strong, very aggressive on terrorism, but at the same time smart. At the same time sophisticated. At the same time, heeding the wisdom of our founders who...

Quotes by Stephen Miller

The greater the step forward in knowledge, the greater is the one taken backward in search of wisdom.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness: a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics...

Quotes by Stephen Colbert

The more one pleases everybody, the less one pleases profoundly.

Quotes by Stendhal

I've always enjoyed doing challenging things and also challenging common wisdom.

Quotes by Stefan Hell

This ceremony and the intellectual aura associated with the Nobel Prizes have grown from the wisdom of a practical chemist who wrote a remarkable will.

Quotes by Stanford Moore

Only people who lack wisdom would say that a project should be pursued even if it leads to wanton destruction of forests.

Quotes by Sreenivasan

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

Sophocles

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Sophocles

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

Sophocles

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of wisdom do these quotes touch on?
They range from wisdom that comes with age, to the difference between generous and petty wisdom, and applying wisdom carefully in international politics.
Is there a quote about music and creative courage?
Yes — one speaker reflects that "music opens portals and doorways into unknown sectors that it takes courage to leap into."
Is there a quote about wisdom that comes with age?
There is. One speaker says, "I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty." Browse more on our Experience quotes page.
Is there a quote contrasting generous and petty wisdom?
Yes — one line states, "Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous."
Is there a quote about applying wisdom in politics?
Yes. One speaker suggests that "in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly." For more, see our Prayers, Status, and Belief pages.

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