“Wisdom sits alone
Topmost in Heaven.”
The Scholar of Thibet.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919)
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American magazine writer, editor, and publisher 1806–1867Related quotes
“With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
“A converted man will not wish to go to heaven alone.”
J.C. Ryle (1816–1900) Anglican bishop
Vol. I, Luke V: 27–32, p. 150
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: St. Luke (1858–1859)
“For those who have an intense urge for Spirit and wisdom, it sits
near them, waiting.”
Patañjali (-200–-150 BC) ancient Indian scholar(s) of grammar and linguistics, of yoga, of medical treatises
Source: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Alfred De Vigny (1797–1863) French poet, playwright, and novelist
Un désespoir paisible, sans convulsions de colère et sans reproches au ciel est la sagesse même. <br class="br"> Page 32 http://books.google.com/books?id=BVdHAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Un+d%C3%A9sespoir+paisible,+sans+convulsions+de+col%C3%A8re+et+sans+reproches+au+ciel+est+la+sagesse+m%C3%AAme%22&pg=PA32#v=onepage. <br class="br">Journal d'un poète (1867)
“Wisdom's daughter walks alone,
The mark of Athena burns through Rome.”
Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune
Source: The Son of Neptune
“3031. It is Wit to pick a Lock, and steal a Horse; but it is Wisdom to let it alone.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1735) : The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
