In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.
I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients.
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.
To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.
It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
I don't want to put a pause on the rest of my life; I'm really enjoying getting older and the wisdom that comes from that.
We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
My first spoken word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine. The poem was very indignant, and mainly exaggerated, but the only spoken word poetry that I had seen up until that point was mainly indignant, so I thought that that's what was expected of me.
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago... I think if I feel any more free it's simply because of the experiences that I've had, and the wisdom I've accumulated from that time.
I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.
Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next.
There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived.
I feel like I've matured more musically than I have personally. But I totally embrace what becoming older has to offer. I find the wisdom that comes with each passing year is a trip.
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.
The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future.
Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.
India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.
I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.
You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact.
The democratic system is premised on trust in the masses' wisdom. We believe that the collective is wiser than its parts and that, at the end of the day, it shall make the right choices and take the right decisions.
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die? Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.
If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom.
If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit.
Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
I'm no expert. I have no psychic powers, and I sure don't possess any secret wisdom. I'm just Janet. I have strengths, weaknesses, fears, happiness, sadness. I experience joy and I experience pain. I'm highly emotional. I'm very vulnerable.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.