Quotes by Wisdom After reading Howitt's account of the Australian gold-diggings one evening,... I asked myself why I might not be washing some golddaily, though it were only the finest particles,--why I might not sink a shaft down to the gold within me, and work that mine.... At any rate, I might pursue some path, however solitary and narrow and crooked, in which I could walk with love and reverence. Henry David Thoreau solitudereadingwisdom Is there any such thing as wisdom not applied to life? Henry David Thoreau wisdomlife From exertion come wisdom and purity; from sloth ignorance and sensuality. Henry David Thoreau slothignorancewisdom With wisdom we shall learn liberality. Henry David Thoreau liberalitygenerositywisdom One may almost doubt if the wisest man has learned anything of absolute value by living. Henry David Thoreau wisdommenlife For the first time in my life the weather was not something that touched me, that caressed me, froze or sweated me, but became me. Jack Kerouac wisdomweatherfirsts A guilty conscience means at least you have one. Jakob Dylan guilty-consciencewisdommean The one thing that we yearn for in our living days, that makes us sigh and groan and undergo sweet nauseas of all kinds, is the remembrance of some lost bliss that was probably experienced in the womb and can only be reproduced (though we hate to admit it) in death. But who wants to die? Jack Kerouac hatewisdomsweet What difference does it make after all?--anonymity in the world of men is better than fame in heaven, for what’s heaven? what’s earth? All in the mind. Jack Kerouac differenceswisdommen Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. James A. Baldwin familywisdomeducation The tendency everywhere in America to concentrate power and responsibility in one man is unmistakable. James Bryce responsibilitywisdommen Justice without wisdom is impossible. James Anthony Froude wisdomimpossiblejustice People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. James A. Baldwin wisdomhistorypeople But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know. J. R. R. Tolkien wisdomwisememories I'm not interested in the wellbeing of society because society is a big lie. Where is society? I only see individual beings and only the individual can grow. Each one is enormous and tremendous in his own way-each one is unique. Jaggi Vasudev uniquewisdomlying Wisdom may be the ultimate arbiter, but is seldom the immediate agent in human affairs. James Fitzjames Stephen agentswisdommay Great beginnings are not as important as the way one finishes. James Dobson persistenceimportantwisdom Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do. James Harvey Robinson intellectualwisdombelieve Be still, then, thou uneasy mortal; know that God is unerringly wise; and be assured that, amidst the greatest multiplicity of beings, He does not overlook thee. James Hervey wisdomwisedoe He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom. James Huneker wisdomstupidknowledge«90919293949596979899100»
