Quotes about Shrewdness

O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.

I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

Be as wise as a fox. Be as harmless as a dove.

If men had wings and bore black feathers, Few of them would be clever enough to be crows.

I would learn then that generosity has little or nothing to do with how much money you have or how far along you perceive yourself to be on your spiritual journey. In fact, I was shocked to learn that being generous has much more to do with being smart, shrewd, wise, and deliriously happy. In a word, I discovered that generosity is genius!

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

Shrewdness in public life all over the world is always honored, while honesty in public men is generally attributed to dumbness and is seldom rewarded.

Lord, thank you for using the foolish to confound the wise and the weak one: to shame the strong. Help us live with the shrewdness of serpents and the innocence of doves. Keep our feet from fatigue, our spirits from despair, and our hands from failing to rise in praise to you. Amen.

Cleverness is not wisdom.

Look, the American people are smart.