Quotes of Sagacity - somelinesforyou

“ The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth. ”

- Pierre Abelard

“ At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment. ”

- Benjamin Franklin

“ For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. ”

- Bible

“ 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

“ At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment. ”

- Benjamin Franklin

“ Wisdom is better than weapons of war. ”

- Bible

“ That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next. ”

- John Stuart Mill

“ Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars. ”

- Bible

“ It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. ”

- Walter Lippmann

“ In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool. ”

- Lord Chesterfield

“ Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil — not the strength to choose between the two. ”

- John Cheever

“ Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness — an open and noble temper. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations. ”

- William Feather

“ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. ”

- Bible

“ Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. ”

- Unknown

“ Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. - David Starr Jordan. ”

- David Starr Jordan

“ Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves. ”

- Aldous Huxley

“ The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom. ”

- Sir William Blake

“ Though wisdom cannot be gotten for gold, still less can be gotten without it. ”

- Samuel Butler

“ Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. ”

- Bible

“ Each of us knows all. We need only open our minds to hear our own wisdom. ”

- Dan Brown

“ Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so much;Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. ”

- William Cowper

“ A rose without thorns is like love without heartbreak; it doesn't make sense. ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason. ”

- Jules Verne

“ It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. ”

- Sara Teasdale

“ True wisdom is knowing what you don't know. ”

- Confucius

“ In much wisdom is much grief. ”

- Bible

“ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. ”

- Bible

“ Full wise is he that can himself know. ”

- Geoffrey Chaucer

“ You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ”

- Mark Twain
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