Government’s great contribution to human wisdom is the discovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket.
H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken Before man can be free, and equal, and truly wise, he must cast aside the chains of habit and superstition; he must strip sensuality of its pomp, and selfishness of its excuses, and contemplate actions and objects as they really are.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
Francis of AssisiFrancis of Assisi Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn’t care to, or he doesn’t exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.
Sam HarrisSam Harris I scarcely know the meaning of your question; much less can I answer it.
BoethiusBoethius Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
Hermann HesseHermann Hesse It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Open your ears before you open your mouth, it may surprise your eyes!
Earl NightingaleEarl Nightingale I am not going to respect. Gray hairs unless there is wisdom beneath them.
Muhammad Ali JinnahMuhammad Ali Jinnah It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.
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