Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7 The Holy Bible

True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by. E. S. Bouton

To question a wise man is the beginning of wisdom. German Proverb

There was an old owl lived in an oak the more he heard, the less he spoke. The less he spoke the more he heard o, if men were all like that wise bird! Punch Magazine

The strength and happiness of a man consists in finding out the way in which God is going, and going that way to. Henry Ward Beecher

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart. Benjamin Franklin

The doors of wisdom are never shut. Benjamin Franklin

No man is wise enough, or good enough to be trusted with unlimited power. Charles Caleb Colton

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. Spanish Proverb

A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation. Howard Crosby

By three methods may we learn wisdom: first by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucious

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine. Allan Bloom

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus

I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew); their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who. Rudyard Kipling

It is a wise move to be planning your future while you also live one day at a time. Author Unknown