Jewish Proverb Quotes

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.

It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

A wise man is better than a prophet.

from one thing, know ten thousand things

He who understands the wise is wise already.

The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

Wisdom comes from within. Knowledge is acquired and can sometimes put a screen on your wisdom.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

My definition of an educated man is the fellow who knows the right thing to do at the time it has to be done. You can be sincere and still be stupid.

Knowledge, may it be said, is higher than magic and is more to be sought. It is quite possible to see what is happening and yet not know what is forward, for while seeing is believing, it does not follow that either seeing or believing is knowing.

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.

You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

A wise man's question contains half the answer.

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.