Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. Gerald Brenan fallibilitykeepopinion Change image and share on social
God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola architectbeholdbuild Change image and share on social
As with many other folk beliefs, 'feng-shui' undoubtedly incorporates some scientifically correct observation or received wisdom based on direct experience of natural phenomena; but it needs to be dealt with skeptically as a credible system of thought. Some feng-shui prescriptions can certainly lead to desirable results. Martin Filler basebeliefcorrect share on social
Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, 'Just watch!' Bill Bradley commonenableescape Change image and share on social
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Lao Tzu compassiongreatpatience Change image and share on social
Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. John Cheever chooseevilgood Change image and share on social
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. John Cheever chooseevilgood Change image and share on social
The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it. Frederick William Robertson divineearthescape share on social
Received wisdom is that if you spend time up front getting the design right, you avoid costs later. But the longer you spend getting the design right, the more your upfront costs are, and the longer it takes for the software to start earning. Kent Beck avoidcostdesign share on social