Emanuel Swedenborg Quotes

Some are smart but they are not wise

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

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

... smart but not wise.

Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.

Intellect is not wisdom.

You can't be wise without being intelligent, but you certainly can be intelligent without being wise.

The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

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.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

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

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

Common sense is not so common.

Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.

Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.

Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much, Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so? Surely because opinion may be deceived; understanding cannot be. If it could, it would not be understanding but opinion. For true understanding has not only certain truth, but the knowledge of truth.

Wisdom is important in every man's life.