“It is not enough to have a good mind: the main thing is to use it well.” (Ren © Descartes)

“I (Wisdom) love everyone who loves me, and all who honestly search will find me. By finding me, you find life, and the Lord will be pleased with you. But if you don’t find me, you hurt only yourself, and if you hate me, you are in love with death.” (Proverbs 8:17, 35-36 CEV)

“It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.” (Walter Lippman)

“To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.” (Montesquieu)

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.” (1 Corinthians 3:19 NIV)

“More blessings come from giving than from receiving.” (Acts 20:35 CEV)

“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” (Margaret Fuller)

“We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than we have to consume wealth without producing it.” (George Bernard Shaw)

“He who knows he has enough is rich.” (Lao Tzu)

“Worship the Creator, not the creation. Worship the God, not the music. Sing about Him, not yourself. Learn to find joy in God’s presence wherever you are.”

“He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides cannot maintain the pace. He who makes a show is not enlightened. He who is self-righteous is not respected. He who boasts achieves nothing. He who brags will not endure.” (Lao Tzu)

“The wisest of people are often those who have suffered the most.”

“Caring for the poor is lending to the Lord, and you will be well repaid.” (Proverbs 19:17 CEV)

“God’s teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.” (Psalm 19:7b CEV)

“Freedom is being who you are made to be, and fulfilling the purpose for which you were designed.” (Scott Warner)

“A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.” (Roald Dahl)

“Even the ugliest meal will taste better if it is made with love.”

“The highest form of wisdom is kindness.” (Linda Berman)

“Spiritual maturity is a life-long process of replacing lies with truth.” (Kurt D Bruner)

“A good reputation and respect are worth much more than silver and gold.” (Proverbs 22:1 CEV)

“Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up again.” (Batman’s father)

“Do not waste your experience, however shameful it may be. God can use even the darkest parts of your life for good.”

“Do not forget in the light what you learned in the darkness.”

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.” (Helen Keller)

“Always look for someone to share with before you take for yourself.”

“We cannot love our neighbour as ourself until we have learnt to value and care for ourselves.” (Diane Wilson)

“Noone can make you feel inferior without your consent.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)

“You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong.” (Proverbs 17:9 CEV)

“It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.” (Samuel Johnson)

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” (Francis Bacon)

“Obey the teaching of your parents – keep it in mind and never forget it. Their teaching will guide you when you walk, protect you when you sleep, and talk to you when you are awake.” (Proverbs 6:20-22 CEV)

“The worst sin is ignoring God.” (Scott Warner)

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” (Will Rogers)

“It takes less time to do a thing right than explain why you did it wrong.” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

“My child, don’t turn away or become bitter when the Lord corrects you. The Lord corrects everyone He loves, just as parents correct their favourite child.” (Proverbs 3:11-12 CEV)

“If you want to be popular, follow someone else. Following Jesus is about following a man who himself was rejected – even by his own family. Jesus is the most hated man that ever lived.”

“One man with courage is always a majority.” (Andrew Jackson)

“Satan is like a headless chook running around. He’s as good as dead, but he’s got a bit of time left to make as much mess as he can.” (Scott Warner)

“Whenever the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future!”

“Increase in wisdom can be measured by decrease in bad behaviour.” (FW Nietzsche)

“Never let the last thing you say to anyone be cruel, flippant or something you may later regret. End every conversation kindly and you will leave a sweet taste in others’ mouths.”

“Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.’ ” (James 4:13, 15 NIV)

“We make our own decisions, but the Lord alone determines what happens.” (Proverbs 16:33 CEV)