Quotes by Wisdom The wise may find in trifles light as atoms in the air, some useful lesson to enrich the mind. John Godfrey Saxe lightwisdomwise We live that our souls may grow. The development of the soul is the purpose of existence. God Almighty is trying to obtain some decent association for Himself. John G. Lake soulwisdomlife Major Greene this evening fell into some conversation with me about the Divinity and satisfaction of Jesus Christ. All the argument he advanced was, "that a mere creature or finite being could not make satisfaction to infinite justice for any crimes," and that "these things are very mysterious." Thus mystery is made a convenient cover for absurdity. John Adams wisdomjusticejesus Reflective thinking turns experience into insight. John C. Maxwell insightwisdomthinking Christ is the most perfect image of God, into which we are so renewed as to bear the image of God, in knowledge, purity, righteousness, and true holiness. John Calvin honestywisdomtruth The child must teach the man. John Greenleaf Whittier wisdommenchildren Strong ideas, loosely held. That's the path to success. John Gruber strongwisdomideas The smartest person in the room is never as smart as all the people in the room. John C. Maxwell wisdomteamworkmotivational The wise man sayth, store is no sore. John Heywood wisdomwisemen Children have neither past nor future - they rejoice in the present. John Greenleaf Whittier wisdomchildrenpast Look before you leap. John Heywood wisdomwiselooks Every dog has its day. John Heywood wisdomwisedog Without Christ, sciences in every department are vain....The man who knows not God is vain, though he should be conversant with every branch of learning. Nay more, we may affirm this too with truth, that these choice gifts of God -- expertness of mind, acuteness of judgment, liberal sciences, and acquaintance with languages, are in a manner profaned in every instance in which they fall to the lot of wicked men. John Calvin wisdomtruthart An ounce of emotion is equal to a ton of facts. John Junor wisdomwisefacts All's well that ends well. John Heywood wisdomwisedrama The problem of restoring integration and co-operation between man's beliefs about the world in which he lives and his beliefs about values and purposes that should direct his conduct is the deepest problem modern life. It is the problem of any philosophy that is not isolated from life. John Dewey wisdommenphilosophy The demand for liberty is a demand for power, either for possession of powers of action not already possessed or for retention and expansion of powers already possessed. John Dewey expansionlibertywisdom Who waiteth for dead man's shoes will go long barefoot. John Heywood wisdomwisemen Historically the great movements for human liberation have always been movements to change institutions and not to preserve them intact. It follows from what has been said that there have been movements to bring about a changed distribution of power to do - and power to think and to express thought is a power to do- so that there would be a more balanced, a more equal, even, and equitable system of human liberties. John Dewey distribution-of-powerwisdomthinking A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise. John Henry Newman wisdomwould-bememories«99100101102103104105106107108109»
