Wisdom Quotes and
Great Words of Wisdom
from Many Sources

Wisdom Quotes Wisdom quotes and beautiful words of wisdom from wise women and men. Not every quote contains the word "wisdom" nevertheless, it is the underlying theme of every quote about wisdom shared on this page. Here are some wise words we all can live by.

Wisdom Quotes From the Bible:

"By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures." ~Proverbs 24:3-4

"He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers." ~Proverbs 19:8

"Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue." ~Proverbs 17:28

"How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!" ~Proverbs 16:16

"A man's (or woman's) wisdom gives him (or her) patience; it is to his (or her)glory to overlook an offense." ~Proverbs 19:11

"Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed." ~Proverbs 3:13-18


Wisdom Quotes from Women

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place. ~Abigail Van Buren

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. ~Marilyn vos Savant

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals. ~Brigitte Bardot

No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do. ~ Dorothy Day


Wisdom Quotes from Great Thinkers

Wisdom outweighs any wealth. ~Sophocles,(496 BC - 406 BC),

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired. ~Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC)

Force without wisdom falls of its own weight. ~Horace (65 BC - 8 BC)

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phaedrus

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. ~William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "As You Like It", Act 5 scene 1

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. ~Mahatma Gandhi

The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain And simple to express: Err And err And err again But less And less And less. ~Piet Hein


Wisdom Quotes from the Poets

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction. ~William Blake

The wise only possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. ~Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson


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