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Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

King James Version • Bible: Holy Bible King James Version Old and New Testaments (KJV),(With Active Table of Contents)

Wisdom (Sophia)

— The intuitive understanding of spiritual principles and cosmic order.

"Wisdom is the fruit of both knowledge and experience, alchemised by reflection."

(Sophia is central in Gnostic cosmology.)

Gaining wealth is about increasing wisdom.

Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money

Wisdom is accumulated knowledge that has been gained through repeated experience.

Joe Dispenza • Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

Wisdom is the capacity of the mind to discern and form sound judgment based on experience. Wisdom is about seeing things as they really are, free from the limitations of one’s ego, and knowing the right thing to do for your people and your organization.

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How do you define wisdom? Understanding the long-term consequences of your actions.

Eric Jorgenson • Almanack of Naval Ravikant

SaveWisdom.org – All human wisdom is worth saving.

savewisdom.org

Wisdom is our capacity for understanding, and understanding is our ability to grasp the significance and to realise the relevance of what we know. Knowledge is important, but without the wisdom to use it in the right way, it is lifeless.

Alexander Beiner • Lost Ways of Knowing

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

(Jean-Jacques Rousseau)