It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.
Category: wisdom
Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.
I’m someone who’s done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.
To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.
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.
Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.
The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
I feel increasingly like age is very irrelevant. Quite often, cynicism is confused with wisdom, and my scorn is confused with a knowing, which I don’t have.
There is a universal, intelligent, life force that exists within everyone and everything. It resides within each one of use as a deep wisdom, an inner knowing. We can access this wonderful source of knowledge and wisdom through our intuition, an inner sense that tells us what feels right and true for us at any … Read more
While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his uncommon virtue, and were moved by his remarkable wisdom.