October 23, 2007
JAMES 1 verse 5 : If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
PROVERBS 17 verse 28 : Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
BALTASAR GRACIAN : Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
CICERO : The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
ELBERT HUBBARD : To know when to be generous and when firm—that is wisdom.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX : The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
HELEN KELLER : I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
IMMANUEL KANT : Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
LIN YUTANG : Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
MOHANDAS K. GANDHI : It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
NORMAN COUSINS : Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT : Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.