WISDOM:INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES THEME FOR NOVEMBER
The theme for my Inspirational Quotes community for the month of November is “Wisdom”!
This month I will include intelligent quotes, proverbs, sayings and lyrics about “Wisdom”!
My purpose for sharing these inspirational quotes with you is to encourage you and I
to think about our lives in a different way, perhaps a more positive way. By changing
the way we think and talk about our lives in this precious moment we have an
opportunity to create a more enjoyable life experience.
wis·dom (wzdm)
n.
1. The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight.
2. Common sense; good judgment: "It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things"
(Henry David Thoreau).
3.
a. The sum of learning through the ages; knowledge:
"In those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations" (Maya Angelou).
b. Wise teachings of the ancient sages.
4. A wise outlook, plan, or course of action.
5. Wisdom Bible Wisdom of Solomon.
[Middle English, from Old English wsdm; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by
Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
All rights reserved.
wisdom [ˈwɪzdəm]
n
1. the ability or result of an ability to think and act utilizing knowledge, experience, understanding,
common sense, and insight
2. accumulated knowledge, erudition, or enlightenment
3. Archaic a wise saying or wise sayings or teachings
4. Obsolete soundness of mind Related adjective sagacious
[Old English wīsdōm; see wise1, -dom]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged ©
HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
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