I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture.

We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy.

I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.

A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one.

Who is wise in love, love most, say least.

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.

A closed mouth catches no flies.

Wisdom cannot come by railroad or automobile or aeroplane, or be hurried up by telegraph or telephone.

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment.

The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.

We must learn from the sermons of Christ, the wisdom of Laotzu, the teachings of Buddha.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.

Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

I praise loudly. I blame softly.

Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom.

Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

While I have no empirical evidence to back this up, I bet that the number of homosexual people per thousand has not fluctuated all that much over the centuries. I do not believe the dented wisdom my father used to extol, that homosexuality was a sure sign of a civilization in decline.

What I want to do with my filmmaking is help kids experience the truth and wisdom of nature no matter where they are, whether or not they have the opportunity to go to a national park.

Consider this point. It is a main point of true wisdom. Whenever there is an execution of purpose, there must be an agent.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

It doesn't matter how much wisdom you have. If you don't have position, you have nothing. That's the tragedy of India.

Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think.

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.

Resource efficiency is the wrong metric. We should use nature as the measure, using nature's wisdom as a template for our economic systems.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.

Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.

As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better they should ignore Jobs's example and instead embrace the morality and wisdom of the great industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.

You must accept responsibility for your actions, but not the credit for your achievements.

It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'

Up until Trump announced his candidacy, the conventional wisdom was that you had to be a professional politician in order to run. You had to have a background that was politically scrubbed. In other words, smart people who didn't live perfect lives could never run.

Putting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.

I don't see the wisdom in modern politicians that I once saw in men like Dean Acheson, David Bruce, or George Marshall. In my day, the northeastern establishment dominated foreign policy formulation, but the composition and distribution of our population is very different today.

By the time you've reached your sixties, you do know that one day you will die, and knowing that is at least the beginning of wisdom.

Some coaches pray for wisdom. I pray for 260-pound tackles. They'll give me plenty of wisdom.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.