Herbert Samuel Quotes

I think of the need for more wisdom in the world, to deal with the knowledge that we have. At one time we had wisdom, but little knowledge. Now we have a great deal of knowledge, but do we have enough wisdom to deal with that knowledge?

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

Cleverness is not wisdom.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

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 marvelous, but wisdom is even better.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

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

... smart but not wise.

Some are smart but they are not wise

Intelligence divorced from judgment produces nothing but foolishness.

Ability to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false, is the characteristic of intelligence.

Some information is important, and some is not, and intelligence consists in knowing one from the other.

We can all make better decisions when we're informed.

I try to be very smart and use wisdom about everything.

Much learning does not teach sense.

Intellect is not wisdom.

Wise is what you want to be. Smart is easy compared to wise.

He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.

It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.