Quotes about Wisdom

An untamed tongue is far more dangerous than an untrained sword.

In boardrooms and bedchambers, in lecture halls and marketplaces, God is hardly seen as a player let alone the author, the one who holds in His hand each king's heart and directs it like a watercourse (Proverbs

I don't have any more wisdom in our courage for this journey than you do. Maybe less. But if you could use a traveling companion, I would come along. I would be only like one of those two men on the road to Emmaus, mostly confused myself, with a slow heart that burned within. Maybe together we would be able to discern Christ on the road beside us.

Never leave the impression that you're the hero or the smartest

Perseverance is a principle that should be commendable in those who have judgment to govern it

He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue

It is better to give than receive- especially advice.

Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.

I am pushing sixty. That is enough exercise for me.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.

What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.