Honeymoons are the beginning of wisdom--but the beginning of wisdom is the end of romance.
The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.
I have always felt that doubt was the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of God was the end of wisdom.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end
Fear of the Lord is not the beginning of wisdom. It is the beginning of insanity.
I knew of no instruction manual for reaching a higher level of humanity and a greater wisdom. But I felt intuitively that laughter was the beginning of wisdom, as is was indispensable for survival.
The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity; the feeling of shame and dislike is the beginning of righteousness; the feeling of deference and compliance is the beginning of propriety; and the feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.Men have these Four Beginnings just as they have their four limbs. Having these Four Beginnings, but saying that they cannot develop them is to destroy themselves.
The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.
Milkmen seem so wholesome, and there's no way anybody can be that wholesome.
There are no guarantees. But there is also nothing to fear. We come from oblivion when we are born. We return to oblivion when we die. The astonishing thing is this period of in-between.
We hope that Saudi Arabia can come to terms with its neighbours, end the hostilities - which can only produce hatred in Yemen - and live peacefully with their neighbours. They cannot blame everything on Iran.
Now you are beginning to think for yourself instead of letting others think for you. That’s the beginning of wisdom.
Ignorance is the beginning of knowledge; knowledge is the beginning of wisdom; wisdom is the awareness of ignorance.
Without oblivion, there is no remembrance possible. When both oblivion and memory are wise, when the general soul of man is clear, melodious, true, there may come a modern Iliad as memorial of the Past.
Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.