Quotation Library
Knowledge & Wisdom
Knowledge is power.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
The greater our knowledge increases, the more our ignorance unfolds.
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.
Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.