"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart."
Charles Dickens
"To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not."
Akhenaton
"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."
Bertrand Russell
"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
Oprah Winfrey
"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."
George Bernard Shaw
"When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth."
Sara Teasdale
"Wisdom begins at the end."
Daniel Webster
"Wisdom begins in wonder."
Socrates
"Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself."
Tom Wilson
"Wisdom is a sacred communion."
Victor Hugo
"Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it."
David Starr Jordan
"Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it."
Doug Larson
"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk."
Doug Larson
"Wisdom outweighs any wealth."
Sophocles
"Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents."
Kahlil Gibran
"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions."
Mahfouz Naguib