Category: Wisdom

The Beginning of Wisdom

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. – Robert Frost

The Art of Wisdom

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. – William James  

Wisdom and Patience

Patience is the companion of wisdom. – Saint Augustine  

For Whose Future Are We Responsible?

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. – George Bernard Shaw

The House of Wisdom

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. – Khalil Gibran

Where Does Wisdom Lead?

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happiness and Wisdom

Be happy. It’s one way of being wise. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette    

Knowing Nothing

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates  

Wisdom

This month the subject is Wisdom.  And today we begin with a quote that set the tone for all of our congregation’s Chapter (our meeting at which the sisters gather to discern our direction): Wisdom stands at the door and waits.

Finding the Ideal

The most ideal landscape is the one that is. – Lynn Crawford