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
- Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. -Thomas Jefferson
- Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk. -Doug Larson
- Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. -Albert EinsteinÂ
- Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. -Sandra Carey
- Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. -Merry Browne
- When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. -John F. Kennedy
- The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. -Khalil Gibran
- Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. -Elbert Hubbard
The fact is, human beings are always more than one thing. We are inconsistent and contradictory — hopeful one moment and despairing the next, energetic and lazy, foolish and wise, generous and selfish, compassionate and hurtful. In theological language, human beings are fallen. We routinely fail to live up to our own standards. – Richard Kyte