Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom. Buddha attainbloodbody Change image and share on social
It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance. Harold S. Geneen difficultmeasurenonperformance Change image and share on social
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory? Martin Farquhar Tupper idiotmemoryrepeat Change image and share on social
I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise. John Keats definitionfillgive Change image and share on social
After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power, and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork. James Prescott Joule aimattributeevidence Change image and share on social
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. Sigmund Freud exercisegoodhonest Change image and share on social
I know more about what it's like to be elderly and infirm and kind of stupid, the way you get forgetful, but on the other hand I'm a littler, wiser, dare we say? The word 'wisdom' has kind of faded out of our vocabulary, but yeah, I'm a little wiser. John Updike dareelderlyfade share on social
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others. John Woolman commitfearfind share on social
Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably. Bertolt Brecht admirablymistakemix Change image and share on social
For the Holy Ghost blesses us with optimism and wisdom at times of challenge that we simply cannot muster on our own. Sheri L. Dew blesschallengeghost Change image and share on social
