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by Beth Burns
Created on: July 09, 2007 Last Updated: November 13, 2011
Wisdom. It is one of those words you can never say of yourself. How silly would it look for me to go
Created on: August 24, 2010 Last Updated: August 25, 2010
Wisdom is a trait in which an individual has the ability to use knowledge, experience, talent, and common
Created on: September 25, 2008 Last Updated: November 10, 2011
Abstract
In this paper I examine closely the meaning of the term "wisdom" and provide some fundamental
Created on: December 14, 2006 Last Updated: June 14, 2009
wisdom, n.,
1. The ability to use one's experience and knowledge to make sensible decisions or judgements.
Created on: June 19, 2011 Last Updated: September 19, 2011
Wisdom is the ability to tackle a situation with confidence, and assurance knowing the knowledge obtained
Created on: September 22, 2009
The proper and effective use of knowledge is wisdom. A great amount of talent and an immense knowledge
by Lucius Byron
Created on: March 30, 2010
In philosophy, many writers disagree about the meaning of things. From an English language perspective,
Created on: October 23, 2009 Last Updated: October 31, 2009
Wisdom may come in the form of deeply etched lines around the eyes of an elderly man who has seen far
by Gary Wonning
Created on: March 21, 2011 Last Updated: March 22, 2011
Wisdom It is often said that we gain wisdom by what we experience, and that experience is the best
Created on: March 23, 2009
Never having listened to my mother's exhortations to "act wisely, not like a bull at a gate," it came
Created on: March 04, 2010 Last Updated: March 14, 2010
Wisdom, what is it, and how do we obtain it? In order to obtain wisdom, it is said that one must
Created on: April 10, 2010
Wisdom, in the fullness of the term, involves many concepts. The first is to not confuse the ability
Created on: February 14, 2007 Last Updated: May 08, 2007
Wisdom has always been misinterpreted by man and society in the course of philosophical discussion.
by Tamsin Kerr
Created on: July 18, 2008 Last Updated: November 03, 2010
There is a Sufi story in which a village asks a nearby wise woman for help. She asks them, do you know
by P Vandegrift
Created on: December 15, 2006 Last Updated: December 04, 2011
Wisdom appears to be comprised of two separate words, wise and kingdom. The personal journey to find
by AJ Lat
Created on: July 18, 2007 Last Updated: October 22, 2009
Wisdom is so powerful...it changes lives and destinies. In a moment, clarity comes and something you
Created on: July 02, 2007 Last Updated: July 01, 2010
The Oxford says, wisdom is the combination of knowledge and experience along with the ability to apply
by Lesley Mason
Created on: November 06, 2008 Last Updated: November 15, 2011
As with many abstract concepts, understanding what wisdom is commences with an understanding of what
Created on: February 07, 2011
Wisdom is applied understanding. Every day, new understandings are acquired that build wisdom as they
by Roy Jacobs
Created on: June 13, 2006 Last Updated: May 08, 2007
Although an admirable quality, wisdom is perhaps one of the harder virtues to define. Consensus on its
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