Wisdom
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.
The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
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Wisdom Quotations
Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
Buddha
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
Albert Einstein
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Buddha
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
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Socrates
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Confucius
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Confucius
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
Benjamin Franklin
Wisdom Translations
wisdom in Afrikaans is wysheid
wisdom in Dutch is wijsheid
wisdom in French is sagesse
wisdom in German is Weisheit, Klugheit, Weisheit
wisdom in Italian is saggezza, saggezza, freccia
wisdom in Latin is sapientia, consilium, prudentia
wisdom in Portuguese is sabedoria
wisdom in Swedish is vishet, klokhet, visdom
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