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Of all parts of wisdom

This quotation was posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Golden Words

“Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.” ~ John Tillotson


Wisdom comes alone

This quotation was posted on Thursday, February 25, 2010 in Golden Words

“Wisdom comes alone through suffering.” ~ Aeschylus (The Golden Words)

Wit and Wisdom

This quotation was posted on Saturday, January 23, 2010 in Golden Words

“No man is wiser for his learning, wit and wisdom are born with a man.” ~ John Selden

Knowledge and Wisdom

This quotation was posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 in Golden Words

“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” ~ Marilyn vos Savant

Wisdom to understand wisdom

This quotation was posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 in Golden Words

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

Honesty is the first chapter

This quotation was posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in Golden Words

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom” ~ Thomas Jefferson

Common sense and Wisdom

This quotation was posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 in Golden Words

“Common sense in an uncommon degree and is what the world calls wisdom.” ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

First step in wisdom

This quotation was posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 in Golden Words

“One's first step in wisdom is to question everything and one's last is to come to terms with everything.” ~ G.C. Lichtenberg

The art of being wise

This quotation was posted on Monday, December 28, 2009 in Golden Words

“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” ~ W James

Wisdom is the reward

This quotation was posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in Golden Words

“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.” ~ Doug Larson