Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

Quote by William Cowper

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change,...

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change,...

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.

A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.

I would not enter in my list of friends, Who needlessly sets foot upon a...

I would not enter in my list of friends, Who needlessly sets foot upon a...

Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful...

Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful...

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no...

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no...

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back...

The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back...

No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.

No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has...

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has...

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

A business with a income at its heels, furnishes always oil for its own wheels

A business with a income at its heels, furnishes always oil for its own wheels

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to...

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to...