Top Wisdom Quotes

Be an instrument of peace, not a preacher of hate.

Peace is not the absence of war,but the presence of love and care.Peace is not the absence of agony,but the presence of joy of harmony.Peace is not the absence of poverty,but the presence of love for...

Wisdom Definition

(a.) The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.

(a.) The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.

Violence never can wipe out violence, only a caring heart with love can do that.

We love things because they reflect our imaginative love in their expression.

Knowledge can beconveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it ispossible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but itcannot be expressed in words and taught.

The wise know much, but pretend to know little; the ignorant know little, but pretend to know much; and the foolish know nothing, but pretend to know all.

Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.

Don't speak thoughtlessly.Don't worry unnecessarily.Don't work half-heartedly.Don't spend recklessly.Don't give begrudgingly.Don't act self-centeredly.Don't live short-sightedly.

The wolf pounces on the sheep when the shepherd strays.

Feeding a lion will not prevent it from feeding on you.

Do good.Spread love.Embrace all.Hurt none.

Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.

A golden spoon is useless when the soup bowl is empty.

Before knowledge comes understanding, before understanding comes wisdom.

The shrewd may gain temporarily, but the wise gain permanently.

Age does not mean wisdom, Do not follow the old man off the cliff.

A wise man to accomplish his end may even carry his foe on his shoulder.

[T]here were two musics progressing at one time before the seat of Ilúvatar, and they were utterly at variance. The one was deep and wide and beautiful, but slow and blended with an immeasurable sorro...

A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

Emotion has the power to obscure and falsify knowledge: that the whole world assumes a smiling aspect when we have reason to rejoice, and a dark and gloomy one when sorrow weighs upon us.