Jane Yolen Quotes

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

I think you start to prepare the minute you read something.

Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future.

Foreknowledge is power.

The wise are above books.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better.

Prudence is but experience, which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto.

Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience.

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

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

To see things in the seed, that is genius.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

Once you know what to expect, it gets easier and easier. And now I know what I have to do to prepare for each season and what to expect through each season.

Any 6 year old’s hindsight is better than a President’s foresight.

Thanks to my reading, I have never been caught flat-footed by any situation, never at a loss for how any problem has been addressed... It doesn't give me all the answers, but it lights what is often a dark path ahead.

If you tell people what everything is before they have a chance to experience it, then I feel like it's a much different experience.

Knowledge can communicated but not wisdom.

Oh, I knew he was gonna do that. I just knew he was gonna do that. He don't need Jannetty. I told you that off and on.

One need not be a prophet to be aware of impending dangers. An accidental combination of experience and interest will often reveal events to one man under aspects which few yet see.

You don't need to climb a mountain to know that it's high.

Knowledge is understanding based on what has been studied and learned. Wisdom is understanding based on what has been felt and experienced.

An athlete needs to read situations before they happen.