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Wisdom & Knowledge Quotes (5423 Quotes)
Faith is harder to shake than knowledge, love succumbs less to change than respect, hate is more enduring than aversion, and the impetus to the mightiest upheavals on this earth has at all times consisted less in a scientific knowledge dominating the
O sacred solitude divine retreat Choice of the prudent envy of the great By thy pure stream, or in thy waving shade, We court fair wisdom, that celestial maid.
The search for truth is, as it always has been, the noblest expression of the human spirit. Man's insatiable desire for knowledge about himself, about his environment and the forces by which he is surrounded, gives life its meaning and purpose, and clothes it with final dignity.... And yet we know, deep in our hearts, that knowledge is not enough.... Unless we can anchor our knowledge to moral purposes, the ultimate result will be dust and ashes dust and ashes that will bury the hopes and monuments of men beyond recovery.
Truth is a defense, and to the best of our knowledge, everything on the Web site is true.
NIRVANA, n. In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.
The Greeks possessed a knowledge of mankind which we apparently can hardly attain without going through the invigorating hibernation of a new barbarism.
A judicious man uses statistics, not to get knowledge, but to save himself from having ignorance foisted upon him
Touch not the flute when drums are sounding around when fools have the word, the wise will be silent.
A fool sees not the same tree a wise man sees.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
The light of knowledge never extinguishes. It keeps on shedding light forever. This implies that knowledge by means of propagation, continues to flourish.
The loftiness of understanding embraces all. It requires as much spirit to suffer the failings of others as it does to appreciate their good qualities.
If you know that everything comes from the mind, don't become attached. Once attached, you're unaware. But once you see your own nature, the entire Canon becomes so much prose. It's thousands of sutras and shastras only amount to a clear mind. Understanding comes in midsentence. What good are doctrines The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way. The Way is wordless. Words are illusions.... Don't cling to appearances, and you'll break through all barriers....
It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.
We have a better understanding of how tough it will be getting into those late rounds of the NCAA tournament, going to the next level to get to the Final Four and compete for a national championship, ... We've got a lot of wisdom.
With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which number holds sway about the flux. A little of this, but not much, I have achieved.
My understanding is that I should have no trouble getting back for spring training. It's a six-month rehab, maybe, and I have a little extra time in there. Hopefully, I should have no trouble coming back from the first day on.
Those who exchange ideas, views and knowledge can never be harmed by anyone.
You shoot yourself in the foot if you're not going to support something that's going to increase your knowledge. And what I can do to help that is what I've going to do. In a small way, we're trying to do that by being better at what we do, and I think we're making some good progress on that.
Steadfastness in knowledge of the Supreme Spirit, and the perception of the omnipresent God as the object of true knowledge is called knowledge what is contrary to this is ignorance.
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.
My understanding is that the deal is not going to close today.
Gently eliminating all obstacles to his own understanding, he constantly maintains his unconditional sincerity. His humility, perseverance, and adaptability evoke the response of the universe and fill him with divine light.
The number of people from different continents who are going to arrive in the Caribbean in 2007 produces a challenge for law enforcement and community safety. We want to do our best to help and learn from that process so that when we reach to that stage in 2012, we will have an understanding of that.
The will to label will always prevail over what's being labeled, usually at the expense of either truth or understanding.
Mayor, I thank you very much for your understanding. I apologize on behalf of the Hispanic community and I want you to know that you have our support.
I know this, and the knowledge eats me like an inward animal there is nothing worse for a woman than to be deprived of her womanliness.
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed "Wisdom." And then I know exactly what is going to follow: "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
Undivided, yet appears as if divided in beings He, the object of knowledge, is the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of (all) beings.
So far, cable networks are not getting the average 9 percent or so ad rate increases that analysts had estimated. My understanding is that top cable networks have been very active in completing deals at rates that range from flat to plus 8 or 9 percent, ... Depending on how the next wave of deals are done, it appears that 9 percent might be somewhat bullish.
We wanted people to gain an understanding of why history is important. Those nine minutes put it in context in a powerful, visual way.
Type of the wise who soar but never roam, True to the kindred points of heaven and home.
Wisdom sets bounds even to knowledge.
Not only does the university contribute to the knowledge base and the cultural base, we make significant impact on the economic base of the county.
Wise and Bates were together at Chelsea for 11 years. Leeds are doing fine at the moment, ... Obviously me and Ken Bates are very much associated. I don't want to comment on the speculation, I don't think it's fair. Kevin Blackwell is doing a job at Leeds and he is in charge. He's probably frustrated by a lot of speculation about a lot of things.
Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.
I am saddened by the recent announcements of violations of baseball's drug program. There exists some doubt in the public sector about our sincerity in eliminating steroids from the game. That is wrong. We must create an understanding everywhere that when
Sages discovered this link of the existent to the nonexistent, having searched in the heart with wisdom.
Leaders are born with an innate talent to question conventional wisdom.
We kind of touched base on where we were, ... I think we reached a tentative understanding. He wanted to take it to the Democrat caucus.
Johnson allowed home runs to three consecutive batters for the first time in his major league career and four in all during the fourth inning as the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-2 to stop a seven-game losing streak. Johnson allowed the homers over a 16-pitch span. How do you explain something like that ... It's the one thing that I'll walk away from this game not really understanding.
If thou art able, O stranger, to find out all these things and gather them together in your mind, giving all the relations, thou shalt depart crowned with glory and knowing that thou hast been adjudged perfect in this species of wisdom.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.
Why are we abandoning the region closest to the sea I question the wisdom of doing that.
There are four types of men in this world 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows help him not forget what he knows. 3. The man who knows not, and knows that he knows not teach him. 4. Finally, there is the man who knows not but pretends that he knows he is a fool, so avoid him.
We accepted his decision with sadness, but also with the knowledge that changes needed to be made. The board is confident that the new leadership will bring a renewed focus on execution and performance.
I have thought about it a great deal, and the more I think, the more certain I am that obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child.