No Matter How You Say It: Wisdom

Wisdom
Written By Austin Florence

Word Origin

Wisdom is from the Old English wis “knowledge, learning, experience,” and  German Weistum judicial sentence serving as a “precedent”.

Can you see how being wise is using knowledge and experience to make decisions?

Sign Language

Wisdom

Foolish

Can you see how Wisdom is using the mind and Foolish ignores it?

Wisdom Idioms

  • A fool learns from his own mistakes, a wise man learns from the mistakes of others

  • Age brings wisdom

  • Be a fountain of knowledge

  • Be a sage

  • Be like a mirror reflecting the truth

  • Be like a wise owl

  • Be wise beyond your years

  • Conventional wisdom

  • Experience is the best teacher

  • Experience is the father of wisdom

  • Have a head on your shoulders

  • Have a sound mind

  • Infinite wisdom

  • Learn from your mistakes

  • Listen to the advice of the wise

  • Nugget of wisdom

  • Out of the mouths of babes

  • Pearl of wisdom

  • Streetwise

  • The wisdom of Solomon

  • There’s no fool like an old fool

  • Think before you speak

  • Think twice before you leap

  • Wisdom of hindsight

  • Wise beyond their years

  • Wise guy

  • Wisecracker

  • Worldly wisdom

In Other Words

  • Discernment

  • Common Sense

  • Foresight

  • Astuteness

  • Good Judgment

  • Enlightenment

  • Sageness

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