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" Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart. "

William Dean Howells

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" Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. "

" Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me. "

" We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation. "

William O. Douglas

" Experience is knowledge; but knowledge, when it is sought only as a material resource, is not always a blessing. Experience is wisdom; but wisdom, with those who lack vision, is not always power. Experience is tolerance; but tolerance, when it is induced by apathy, is not in the least a virtue. "

" Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache. "

Gilbert K. Chesterton

" He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. "

" A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself. "

" Man works outwardly and inwardly - after rest, he has energy; after energy, he needs repose; so, when we have given instruction for a time, we need instruction and must receive it, or the spirit faints and wisdom herself grows bitter. "

" It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. "

" The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason. "

" If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom. "

" India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country. "

" Focus on the mind and the soul. Read. Study. Enrol in a course of lectures. Pray. Become a member of a religious congregation. Study the Bible or other ancient works of wisdom. "

" The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. "

Honore de Balzac

" Spending two years on my uncle's ranch in Montana as a young man gave me the wisdom and the thrust to do westerns. "

" I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things. "

" 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? "

" All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man. "

Henry David Thoreau

" Knowledge is going to make you stronger. Knowledge is going to let you control your life. Knowledge is going to give you the wisdom to teach their children. Knowledge is the thing that makes you smile in the face of disaster. "

" If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit. "

Charles Stanley

" When in doubt, don't. "

Benjamin Franklin

" There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart. "

Charles Dickens

" I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others. "

" For the Holy Ghost blesses us with optimism and wisdom at times of challenge that we simply cannot muster on our own. "

" The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. "

Reinhold Niebuhr

" This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say. "

" The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. "

" Except for the grace of God, I would be nobody - and that grace is the opposite of merit - human labour, education or human wisdom. "

" Plodding wins the race. "