Famous quotes containing the words wisdom of the, wisdom of, wisdom and/or elders:
“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.”
—Isaac D’Israeli (1766–1848)
“The wisdom of others remains dull till it is writ over with our own blood. We are essentially apart from the world; it bursts into our consciousness only when it sinks its teeth and nails into us.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)
“Much of the wisdom of the world is not wisdom, and the most illuminated class of men are no doubt superior to literary fame, and are not writers.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“As a Christian, as an individual, as a doctor, I am absolutely opposed to the death penalty.”
—Joycelyn Elders (b. 1933)