Wise Words

Here is a book full of wisdom, a great selection of quotes which will give you a different perspective.





Wisdom is the judicious application of knowledge. It is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgments and actions in keeping with this understanding. It often requires control of one's emotional reactions (the "passions") so that universal principles, reason and knowledge prevail to determine one's actions. Wisdom is also the comprehension of what is true coupled with optimum judgment as to action. Synonyms include: sagacity, discernment, or insight.





The ancient Greeks considered wisdom to be an important virtue; the ancient Romans also valued wisdom, it was personified in Minerva, or Pallas; Wisdom is also important within Christianity, Jesus emphasized it, Paul the Apostle, in his first epistle to the Corinthians, argued that there is both secular and divine wisdom, urging Christians to pursue the latter. Prudence, which is intimately related to wisdom, became one of the four cardinal virtues of Catholicism.