The fool is willing to pay for anything but wisdom.  No man buys that of which he supposes himself to have an abundance already.—­Simms.

     Where the eye of pity weep,
     And the sway of passion sleeps,
     Where the lamp of faith is burning,
     And the ray of hope returning,
     Where the “still small voice” within
     Whispers not of wrath or sin,
     Resting with the righteous dead—­
     Beaming o’er the drooping head—­
     Comforting the lowly mind,
     Wisdom dwelleth—­seek and find.

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.—­LACTANTIUS.

Seek wisdom where it may be found.  Seek it in the knowledge of God, the holy, the just and the merciful God, as revealed to us in the gospel; of Him who is just, and yet the justifier of them that believe in Jesus.—­Archdeacon Raikes.

Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop
Than when we soar. 
—­Wordsworth.

He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow.—­Saadi.

Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.—­La ROCHEFOUCAULD.

As whole caravans may light their lamps from one candle without exhausting it, so myriads of tribes may gain wisdom from the great Book without impoverishing it.—­Rabbi Ben-AZAI.

Wisdom is the only thing which can relieve us from the sway of the passions and the fear of danger, and which can teach us to bear the injuries of fortune itself with moderation, and which shows us all the ways which lead to tranquillity and peace.—­Cicero.

Wisdom consists not in seeing what is directly before us, but in discerning those things which may come to pass.—­Terence.

That man strangely mistakes the manner of spirit he is of who knows not that peaceableness, and gentleness, and mercy, as well as purity, are inseparable characteristics of the wisdom that is from above; and that Christian charity ought never to be sacrificed even for the promotion of evangelical truth.—­Bishop Mant.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.—­Psalm 90:12.

Wit.—­I fear nothing so much as a man who is witty all day long.  —­Madame de SEVIGNE.

Witticisms never are agreeable, which are injurious to others.—­From the Latin.

Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food; but God has given us wit and flavor and brightness and laughter and perfumes, to enliven the days of man’s pilgrimage, and to “charm his pained steps over the burning marle.”—­Sydney Smith.

Wit, without wisdom, is salt without meat; and that is but a comfortless dish to set a hungry man down to.—­Bishop Horne.