I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals.

The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on sacrosanct certainties the novel is dead.

The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth wisdom is dying out.

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul a capacity a secret art of thinking feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.

Music is your own experience your own thoughts your wisdom. If you don't live it it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But man there's no boundary line to art.

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

Besides the noble art of getting things done there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

In science as in art and as I believe in every other sphere of human activity there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors but it is only in one or two of them.

In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

Of all our possessions wisdom alone is imortal.

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame obtained with labour for mankind employed and then when most you share it best enjoyed.

This and this alone is Christianity a universal holiness in every part of life a heavenly wisdom in all our actions not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God.

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.

This is the highest wisdom that I own freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.