Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.
Francis Hutcheson
Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
Aldous Huxley
The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the... →
Thomas Huxley
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... →
Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to... →
bell hooks
As a husband, father and public servant, I'm thankful for the counsel and wisdom of my older brothers - Bill, who was a priest, and Kevin, who is... →
Denis McDonough
Suffering is one of life's great teachers.
Bryant H. McGill
The conventional wisdom with David Mamet is, you do not change a word. And that agrees with me. If you want to change any of David's words... →
John C. McGinley
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.
Elizabeth McGovern
The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie.
Ian Mckellen