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Wisdom Quotes

The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God Picture Quote #1

Our age has robbed millions of the simplicity of ignorance, and has so far failed to lift them to the simplicity of wisdom Picture Quote #1

Does the eagle know what is in the pit? Or wilt thou go ask the mole? Can wisdom be put in a silver rod? Or love in a golden bowl? Picture Quote #1

An important aspect of nonconformity was its cult of the bible as the fount of all wisdom. But the bible takes much of its color from whoever is reading it, and it provides a text to support almost every shade of opinion, however preposterous Picture Quote #1

What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children Picture Quote #1

The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom Picture Quote #1

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Age has nothing to do with wisdom, said Simple. I know a man fifty-two years old who never does go home except to take a bath and change his underwear Picture Quote #1

Divine wisdom, intending to detain us some time on Earth, has done well to cover with a veil the prospect of life to come; for if our sight could clearly distinguish the opposite bank, who would remain on this tempestuous coast? Picture Quote #1

I also appeal to those who have already done most of their work for society. I hope that the changes you awaited or worked for for so long will bring joy and satisfaction into your lives. We need your experience, your wisdom and your love Picture Quote #1

Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom Picture Quote #1

If thou art fighting against thy sins so is God. On thy side is God who made all, and Christ who died for all, and the holy spirit who alone gives wisdom, purity, and nobleness Picture Quote #1

The conventional wisdom about the internet was that it was a toy for academics and researchers. So it was very, very underestimated for about two years Picture Quote #1

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It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods Picture Quote #1

Though an inheritance of acres may be bequeathed, an inheritance of knowledge and wisdom cannot. The wealthy man may pay others for doing his work for him; but it is impossible to get his thinking done for him by another, or to purchase any kind of self-culture Picture Quote #1

Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry Picture Quote #1

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery Picture Quote #1

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom Picture Quote #1

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only Picture Quote #1

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Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made Picture Quote #1

There is wisdom in madness and strong probability of truth in all accusations, for people are complete and everybody is capable of everything Picture Quote #1

Science says: We must live, and seeks the means of prolonging, increasing, facilitating and amplifying life, of making it tolerable and acceptable; wisdom says: We must die, and seeks how to make us die well Picture Quote #1

Though the fool is to be pitied, still he is spared watching spurious wisdom turn to ashes in his head Picture Quote #1

Nobody before the Pythagorean had thought that mathematical relations held the secret of the universe. Twenty five centuries later, Europe is still blessed and cursed with their heritage. To non-European civilizations, the idea that numbers are the key to both wisdom and power, seems never to have occurred Picture Quote #1

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst Picture Quote #1

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Understanding is like water flowing in a stream. Wisdom and knowledge are solid and can block our understanding Picture Quote #1

Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth: If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt Picture Quote #1

A boy will learn more true wisdom in a public school in a year than by a private education in five. It is not from masters, but from their equals, that youth learn a knowledge of the world Picture Quote #1

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self - preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich Picture Quote #1

He knew that a middle-aged man can be so desperate for wisdom he may try to make some up, and how deadly that can be to a youngster who believes him Picture Quote #1

Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil Picture Quote #1

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The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God (Wisdom Quotes) Our age has robbed millions of the simplicity of ignorance, and has so far failed to lift them to the simplicity of wisdom (Wisdom Quotes) Does the eagle know what is in the pit? Or wilt thou go ask the mole? Can wisdom be put in a silver rod? Or love in a golden bowl? (Wisdom Quotes) An important aspect of nonconformity was its cult of the bible as the fount of all wisdom. But the bible takes much of its color from whoever is reading it, and it provides a text to support almost every shade of opinion, however preposterous (Wisdom Quotes) What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children (Wisdom Quotes) The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom (Wisdom Quotes) Age has nothing to do with wisdom, said Simple. I know a man fifty-two years old who never does go home except to take a bath and change his underwear (Wisdom Quotes) Divine wisdom, intending to detain us some time on Earth, has done well to cover with a veil the prospect of life to come; for if our sight could clearly distinguish the opposite bank, who would remain on this tempestuous coast? (Wisdom Quotes) I also appeal to those who have already done most of their work for society. I hope that the changes you awaited or worked for for so long will bring joy and satisfaction into your lives. We need your experience, your wisdom and your love (Wisdom Quotes) Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom (Wisdom Quotes) If thou art fighting against thy sins so is God. On thy side is God who made all, and Christ who died for all, and the holy spirit who alone gives wisdom, purity, and nobleness (Wisdom Quotes) The conventional wisdom about the internet was that it was a toy for academics and researchers. So it was very, very underestimated for about two years (Wisdom Quotes) It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods (Wisdom Quotes) Though an inheritance of acres may be bequeathed, an inheritance of knowledge and wisdom cannot. The wealthy man may pay others for doing his work for him; but it is impossible to get his thinking done for him by another, or to purchase any kind of self-culture (Wisdom Quotes) Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry (Wisdom Quotes) We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery (Wisdom Quotes) The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom (Wisdom Quotes) Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only (Wisdom Quotes) Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made (Wisdom Quotes) There is wisdom in madness and strong probability of truth in all accusations, for people are complete and everybody is capable of everything (Wisdom Quotes) Science says: We must live, and seeks the means of prolonging, increasing, facilitating and amplifying life, of making it tolerable and acceptable; wisdom says: We must die, and seeks how to make us die well (Wisdom Quotes) Though the fool is to be pitied, still he is spared watching spurious wisdom turn to ashes in his head (Wisdom Quotes) Nobody before the Pythagorean had thought that mathematical relations held the secret of the universe. Twenty five centuries later, Europe is still blessed and cursed with their heritage. To non-European civilizations, the idea that numbers are the key to both wisdom and power, seems never to have occurred (Wisdom Quotes) It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst (Wisdom Quotes) Understanding is like water flowing in a stream. Wisdom and knowledge are solid and can block our understanding (Wisdom Quotes) Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth: If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt (Wisdom Quotes) A boy will learn more true wisdom in a public school in a year than by a private education in five. It is not from masters, but from their equals, that youth learn a knowledge of the world (Wisdom Quotes) He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self - preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich (Wisdom Quotes) He knew that a middle-aged man can be so desperate for wisdom he may try to make some up, and how deadly that can be to a youngster who believes him (Wisdom Quotes) Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil (Wisdom Quotes)

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