A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more

A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received

I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received

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 is the supreme part of happiness.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never had.

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never had.

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in read more

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of
the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the
scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise