Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

In the last analysis sound judgment will prevail.

Wisdom ofttimes consists of knowing what to do next.

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

Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be shunned.

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.

Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.

I'm not saying Obama is right on everything. Of course not. He may be wrong on a number of things. But what I do know is that he behaves like a very, very sane man almost all the time.

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

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

You find that all men are successes or failures. Success is the stamp of truth. I will say all men who fail to place their feet on the dome of facts do so by not sieving all truth and throwing the faulty to one side.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

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

What is common sense isn't common practice.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

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

... common sense is very rare.

Send a wise man and don't advise him. He should know what to do.

Intelligence divorced from judgment produces nothing but foolishness.

Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is.

Common sense is often underrated.

Knowledge, to become Wisdom, needs Judgment.

The wise man is seldom prudent.

Knowing what is right does not make a sagacious man.

Wisdom is exercised in the choices you make.