Shoshone Indian Proverb Quotes

... smart but not wise.

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

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

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

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.

Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better.

I'm young but I'm not stupid.

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

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

Common sense is not so common.

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

Nobody is born wise.

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

Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.

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.

Intellect is not wisdom.

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

Wise it is to comprehend the whole.

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

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

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

I'd like to be very wise.

What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.