Babylonian Talmud Quotes

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

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

We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Cleverness is not wisdom.

Wisdom sails with wind and time.

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.

Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.

Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better.

I'm young but I'm not stupid.

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

A wise man's question contains half the answer.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

It's very hard to know what wisdom is.

Common sense is not so common.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.