The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.
The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. Buddha
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr
wisdom in Afrikaans is wysheid
wisdom in Dutch is wijsheid
wisdom in French is sagesse
wisdom in German is Weisheit, Klugheit, Weisheit
wisdom in Italian is saggezza, saggezza, freccia
wisdom in Latin is sapientia, consilium, prudentia
wisdom in Portuguese is sabedoria
wisdom in Swedish is vishet, klokhet, visdom
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