Pastoral Resources

The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.

Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue.

I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made, and I made it my business to speak up on behalf of the things God tells us are important to Him.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

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.

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

It's very hard to know what wisdom is.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.

It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.

In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!

Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values.

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 enlightenment.

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.