To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.

To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a read more

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

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

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

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.

Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young read more

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the read more

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.