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“I don't take calls from Joey Styles at the Palace of Wisdom.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We don't dance with leprechauns at the Palace of Wisdom.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We hang out with Mr. Fuji at the Palace of Wisdom.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You're dying to spend a night with me in the Palace of Wisdom. (to Kelly Kelly)”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We don't need sexual performance enhancers at the Palace of Wisdom... but we use them anyway.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We don't play with action figures at the Palace Of Wisdom.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We can't smell what The Rock is cookin' at the Palace of Wisdom.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We don't let virgins hang out at the Palace of Wisdom.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We do have jackets like that at the Palace of Wisdom. (in reference to [[w:Michael Hayes|Michael”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Teddy Long could never hang out at the Palace of Wisdom..”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At the Palace of Wisdom they don't send a boy to do a man's job, they send The Shaman; the Shaman of Sexy. (in reference to Shawn Michaels and his theme song referring to himself as a Sexy Boy)”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Look, Maria. I know what you're thinking. I don't bring girls that look like you home to the Palace of Wisdom. But that doesn't mean you can't dream about it.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If Santa came to the Palace of Wisdom, we'd beat him up with candy canes.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We don't drink diet soda at the Palace of Wisdom, Punk!”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Roll ups don't exist at the Palace of Wisdom”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We don't allow sludge at the Palace of Wisdom”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We don't get Top Rope Theatre at the Palace of Wisdom”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We don't have worms at the Palace of Wisdom.”
John Hennigan (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The wisdom of God oft times appears as foolishness to men, but the greatest single lesson we can learn in mortality is that when god speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right.”
Thomas S. Monson (1927–2018) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Decisions BYU Devotional, February 6, 1977.
“There can be no real place for personal possession unless it carries with it the rights of disposal and use. The condition on which this right must stand is that of wisdom in the disposal; if the disposal of property is foolish, then the ruler or society may withdraw this right of disposal.”
Sayyid Qutb (1906–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The poor dear cannot differentiate between erudition and wisdom.”
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact.”
Harry Dean Stanton (1926–2017) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in The Greatest Quotations of All-Time by Anthony St Peter (2010) p. 155
“Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.”
Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) first seen 1949 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dissenting, Henslee v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co., 335 U.S. 600 (1949).
“Lincoln's appeal to "the better angels of our nature" failed to avert a fratricidal war. But the compassionate wisdom of Lincoln's first and second inaugurals bequeathed to the Union, cemented with blood, a moral heritage which, when drawn upon in times of stress and strife, is sure to find specific ways and means to surmount difficulties that may appear to be insurmountable.”
Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) first seen 1958 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Concurring, Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1 (1958).
“To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom,” Viviane said. “Then, when you begin to learn, you will not have to forget all the things you think you know.”
Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by his blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Blessing, and honour, glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Amen.”
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) said by 1759 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have said that in my opinion at the present time, as to the main fabric of our Army system, the truest courage and the best reforming wisdom lies in leaving well alone.”
Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836–1908) first seen 1895 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech in the House of Commons (15 March 1895)
“After this (first) initiation...He passes, at this initiation, out of the Hall of Learning into the Hall of Wisdom... A long period of many incarnations may elapse before the control of the astral body is perfected, and the initiate is ready for the next step. p. 84”
Alice Bailey (1880–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is the Festival of the Buddha, the spiritual Intermediary between the highest spiritual centre, Shamballa, and the Hierarchy. The Buddha is the expression of the wisdom of God, the Embodiment of Light and the Indicator of the divine purpose. This will be fixed annually in relation to the Full Moon of May, as is at present the case. It is the great Eastern Festival.”
Alice Bailey (1880–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mystery: Time and Tide shall pass, I am the Wisdom Looking-Glass.This is the Ruby none can touch: Many have loved it overmuch; Its fathomless fires flutter and sigh, Being as images of the flame That shall make earth and heaven the same When the fire of the end reddens the sky, And the world consumes like a burning pall, Till where there is nothing, there is all.”
Alfred Noyes (1880–1958) said by 1958 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Critics, you have been so kind, I would not have you think me blind To all the wisdom that you preach; Yet before I strictlier run In straiter lines of chiselled speech, Give me one more hour, just one Hour to hunt the fairy gleam That flutters through this childish dream.”
Alfred Noyes (1880–1958) said by 1958 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dawn, ever bearing some divine increase Of beauty, love, and wisdom round the world, Dawn, like a wild-rose in the fields of heaven Washed grey with dew, awoke, and found the barque At anchor in a little land-locked bay.”
Alfred Noyes (1880–1958) said by 1958 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The information revolution will lead us through a knowledge revolution to the wisdom revolution.”
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (born 1938) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: April 1, 2001, First Arab Conference on Arabizing the Internet, Amman, Jordan.
“There are many branches of learning, but only the one solid tree-trunk of wisdom.”
Henry S. Haskins (1875–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The pure righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; they do not complain of evil, but increase justice; they do not complain of heresy, but increase faith; they do not complain of ignorance, but increase wisdom.”
Abraham Isaac Kook (1865–1935) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Arpilei Tohar (1914), p. 2.
“The reflection on the days of difficulty and danger which are past is rendered the more sweet, from a consciousness that they are succeeded by days of uncommon prosperity and security. If we have wisdom to make the best use of the advantages with which we are now favored, we cannot fail, under the just administration of a good Government, to become a great and happy people.”
George Washington (1732–1799) said by 1799 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.”
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) first seen 1865 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Noah Brooks, scribe for the Sacramento Union, writing in the Harper’s Weekly for July 1865, 3 months after Lincoln had died, reported that the Lincoln once said this, at an unspecified date; as reported in"Did Abraham L…
“Study to follow His will in all, to have no will but His. This is thy duty and thy wisdom. Nothing is gained by spurning and struggling, but to hurt and vex thyself; but by complying all is gained,—sweet peace.”
Robert Leighton (bishop) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Legal business has, from the beginning of time, been profitable - to those who have conducted it; because it is concerned with things that touch men's passions very deeply, and because men are willing to pay, and pay highly, for wisdom and skill in the conduct of it. The real merits of the Norman lawyers were, not altruism, but ability, energy, and enthusiasm for their work.”
Edward Jenks (1861–1939) said by 1939 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Science has brought us power and ideas but not the wisdom or responsibility to handle them.”
Peter J. Carroll (1953–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What I read in the Qur’an, and what I learned from the words of Muhammad, Jesus and others really struck a chord with me, so I chose to implement the wisdom I found. I don’t feel as though I "changed" to any new "religion", rather, I just grew as an individual: I matured spiritually. … I believe the proverbial "search" doesn’t end until we die.”
Dawud Wharnsby (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Contrary to the conventional wisdom, the historical fact is that the rich countries did not develop on the basis of the policies and the institutions that they now recommend to, and often force upon, the developing countries. Unfortunately, this fact is little known these days because the 'official historians' of capitalism have been very successful in re-writing its history.”
Ha-Joon Chang (born 1963) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: What is Wrong with the 'Official History of Capitalism'?", in Edward Fullbrook (ed.), A Guide to What's Wrong with Economics (2004), p. 280
“Enlightenment is the inner light of wisdom that is permanently free from all mistaken appearance, and whose function is to bestow mental peace upon each and every living being every day.”
Kelsang Gyatso (1931–2022) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom (2011)
“Prudence is the footprint of Wisdom.”
Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888) said by 1888 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Perhaps if Hitler had had the wisdom to withdraw his troops and prepare for the defense of his own country, Germany, despite the loss of face this would entail in the losing of all Italy, then the course of the war, if not the outcome, would have been quite different.”
Christopher Vokes (1904–1985) said by 1985 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A virtuous, ordinary life, striving for wisdom but never far from folly, is achievement enough.”
Alain de Botton (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Something about the possession of a book - an object that can contain infinite fables, words of wisdom, chronicles of times gone by, humorous anecdotes and divine revelation - endows the reader with the power of creating a story, and the listener with a sense of being present at the moment of creation.”
Alberto Manguel (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not only virtue, but also insight, not only sanctity but also wisdom, are the duties and tasks of mankind.”
Otto Weininger (1880–1903) said by 1903 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The conclusion, so vexatious to democracy, that wisdom and not popularity qualifies for rule may be forced upon us by the peril in atomic energy.”
Richard Weaver (1910–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The word is a sort of deliverance from the shifting world of appearances. The central teaching of the New Testament is that those who accept the word acquire wisdom and at the same time some identification with the eternal.”
Richard Weaver (1910–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source