#wisdo

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#dying #forgetting #how #humility #knowledge

I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them. ↗

— Rod Taylor

#artist #begging #beside #complete #day

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

#calm #coldly #exchange #eyes #given

Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation. ↗

— Sara Teasdale

#investigation #result #save #wisdom

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

#comes #knowledge #lingers

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

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

#least #love #most #say #who

Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you. ↗

— Joey Adams

#fool #kiss #never #you

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. ↗

— James Allen

#becomes #calmness #good #greater #his

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. ↗

— Joe Baca

#fight #holds #ii #learned #monopoly

I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom. ↗

— Nina Totenberg

#age #comes #i #level #some