Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom if you listen.

If suffering brings wisdom I would wish to be less wise.

The hours of folly are measured by the clock but of wisdom no clock can measure.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

We must expect reverses even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence to call forth greater energies and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.

I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.

Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.

I learned some valuable lessons about the legislative process the importance of bipartisan cooperation and the wisdom of taking small steps to get a big job done.

The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.