Friday, March 12, 2010

The Beginning of Wisdom

The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom; at the cost of all you have, get understanding. Extoll Wisdom, and she will exhalt you. Pr 4: 7-8

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all I know). Their names are what and why and when and how and where and who. Rudyard Kipling, The Serving Men

I, Wisdom, dwell with experience and judicious knowledge I attain...
Pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth I hate...
Mine are counsel and advice; mine is strength; I am understanding...
On the way of duty I walk along the paths of justice. Pr 8:12f

God grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. St Teresa of Avila

All wisdom comes from the Lord and with Him it remains forever...
Fullness of wisdom is fear of the Lord...
The root of wisdom is fear of the Lord. Sirach 1:1f

Those who reject wisdom and discipline are unhappy, and their hope is vain, and their labors are without fruit, and their works are unprofitable. Wi 3: 11