“Religion is not 'doctrinal knowledge,' but wisdom born of personal experience.”
Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation
Holborn, Hajo; A HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY: The Reformation; 1959/1982 Princeton university Press
“Religion is not 'doctrinal knowledge,' but wisdom born of personal experience.”
Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation
Holborn, Hajo; A HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY: The Reformation; 1959/1982 Princeton university Press
Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru and poet
Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913), Jnana
Sahl al-Tustari (818–896) arabian Sufi, Islamic theologian
Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 55
Diogenes Laërtius (180–240) biographer of ancient Greek philosophers
Aristippus, 4.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers
“Crimes are born in our minds and in the end are put into practice.”
Isaac Amani Massawe (1951) Tanzanian Roman Catholic archbishop
The Bishop of Moshi: "The loss of moral values threatens our common existence" http://www.fides.org/en/news/62146-AFRICA_TANZANIA_The_Bishop_of_Moshi_The_loss_of_moral_values_threatens_our_common_existence (22 April 2017)
“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”
Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Russian dramatist, author and physician
Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
Source: Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960), p. 46
“Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.”
Tom Watson (1874–1956) American businessman