To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of things eternal; to knowledge, the rational apprehension of things temporal.

Quote by Saint Augustine

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the...

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the...

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but...

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but...

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did...

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did...

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Love is the beauty of the soul.

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the...

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will...

Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.

Despise not yourselves, ye women; the Son of God was born of a woman.

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves...

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce...

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose...

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose...

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken...

The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken...

The greatest evil is physical pain.

The greatest evil is physical pain.

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests...

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests...

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that...

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that...

Hear the other side.

Hear the other side.

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual...

Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

Sunday school: a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their...

Sunday school: a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their...