The most excellent and divine counsel, the best and most profitable advertisement of all others, but the least practiced, is to study and learn how to know ourselves. This is the foundation of wisdom and the highway to whatever is good.

Spending two years on my uncle's ranch in Montana as a young man gave me the wisdom and the thrust to do westerns.

If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom.

It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.

History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom.

I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.

There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.