#wisdom

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

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

— Nina Totenberg

#age #comes #i #level #some

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. ↗

— Venerable Bede

#attain #before #day #delight #drink