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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE, Moral and Religious Aphorisms
If you are wise, all men will be your friends and kindred, for you will be useful.
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
DOUG LARSON, attributed, Meditations for Living in Balance
No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY, A Farewell to Arms
Was not this ... what we spoke of as the great advantage of wisdom -- to know what is known and what is unknown to us?
There are few who would need advisers, if they were only accustomed to appeal to themselves in their calmest, holiest moments. If, when embarrassed with doubt as to any course of action, they would turn aside from the immediate tumult of the world, and from the vain speaking of those who "darken counsel by words without knowledge;" and would then commune with their hearts alone, at night, the heavens their silent counsellors, they would act not always in accordance with the wise men of this world, but with that wisdom which bringeth peace.
ARTHUR HELPS, Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd
- Each step, each strain of the eye
- Opens out a new horizon;
- And every day throws in our way
- Something new, to grow more wise on.
ROBERT LEIGHTON, "No End"
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE, Moral and Religious Aphorisms
Knowledge is learning something new every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
BERTOLT BRECHT, The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground.
ARTHUR HELPS, Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd
Wisdom is understanding when to ask questions.
BRIAN HERBERT & KEVIN J. ANDERSON, Dune: House Harkonnen
The wisdom of this world is idiotism.
THOMAS DEKKER, Old Fortunatus
All wisdom ends in paradox.
JEFFREY EUGENIDES, The Virgin Suicides
Wisdom always makes men fortunate: for by wisdom no man could ever err, and therefore he must act rightly and succeed, or his wisdom would be wisdom no longer.
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