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On the Nature of Wisdom
“Knowledge is possessed only by sharing; it is safeguarded by wisdom and socialized by love.” — Paper 48:7.28
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. With all your quest for knowledge, get understanding.” — Paper 71:7.5
“Reason is the method of science; faith is the method of religion; logic is the attempted technique of philosophy. Wisdom is the highest philosophic function.” — Paper 101:2.2
“It requires wisdom and sagacity to do the unusual and unexpected.” — Paper 160:1.9
“Culture can never advance if half the population is hobbled or handicapped. Wisdom enhances the insight of the advancing soul.” — Paper 81:6.26
On Wisdom and Knowledge
“Knowledge can be had by education, but wisdom, which is indispensable to true culture, can be secured only through experience and by men and women who are innately intelligent.” — Paper 81:6.13
“In all your quest for knowledge, you are ever in danger of becoming narrow, provincial, and materialistic.” — Paper 81:6.16
“Science is the source of facts, and mind cannot operate without facts. They are the building blocks in the construction of wisdom.” — Paper 111:6.6
“Knowledge is the sphere of the material or fact-discerning mind. Truth is the domain of the spiritually endowed intellect that is conscious of knowing God.” — Paper 130:4.10
“Mere knowledge of facts is not sufficient to warrant either the assumption of meanings or the comprehension of values.” — Paper 111:6.7
On Spiritual Wisdom
“The attainment of wisdom is the supreme goal of mortal existence, for it provides that balance between the inner and the outer life which results in spiritual maturity.” — Paper 160:1.2
“Wisdom ever grows. With the progressive spiritualization of the human mind, the capacity for wisdom matures.” — Paper 36:5.12
“There is a great and glorious purpose in the march of the universes through space. All of your mortal struggling is not in vain.” — Paper 32:5.1
“The spiritual forward urge is the most powerful driving force present in this world; the truth-learning believer is the one progressive and aggressive soul on earth.” — Paper 194:3.4
“Those who know God have experienced the fact of his presence; such God-knowing mortals hold in their personal experience the only positive proof of the existence of the living God.” — Paper 1:2.8
On Living Wisely
“It is not so much what you learn in this first life; it is the experience of living this life that is important.” — Paper 39:4.13
“In the affairs of men’s hearts, let me tell you that spiritual wisdom is more essential than intellectual keenness.” — Paper 160:4.1
“Wise men have always sought to understand as well as to admire the ways of Providence.” — Paper 71:8.14
“Man should not blame God for those afflictions which are the natural result of the life which he chooses to live.” — Paper 148:5.3
“Do not try to satisfy the curiosity or gratify all the latent adventure surging within the soul in one short life in the flesh.” — Paper 48:6.37
Related Entities
Rodan of Alexandria
Greek philosopher whose discussions on wisdom and the art of living are recorded in Papers 160-161.
Jesus of Nazareth
The supreme example of wisdom lived in human form, blending divine insight with practical understanding.
Universal Father
The source of all wisdom, whose infinite mind encompasses the truth of all reality.