"It is easier to look wise than to talk wisely." ~ Saint Ambrose
The possession of facts is knowledge; the use of them is wisdom. ~ Thomas Jefferson
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. ~ Lin Yutang
To live the greatest number of good hours is wisdom. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is a woe that is wisdom, a woe that is madness. ~ Herman Melville
Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. ~ William Wordsworth
The wise man is astonished by anything. ~ Andre Gide
Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar. ~ Edward R. Murrow