Talált 343 Eredmények: Worldly Wisdom
When a man is given wisdom, it shines out in his face; Omnipotence will set a new stamp on his brow. (Ecclesiastes 8, 1)
Whatever lies in thy power, do while do it thou canst; there will be no doing, no scheming, no wisdom or skill left to thee in the grave, that soon shall be thy home. (Ecclesiastes 9, 10)
Then my thought took a fresh turn; man’s art does not avail, here beneath the sun, to win the race for the swift, or the battle for the strong, a livelihood for wisdom, riches for great learning, or for the craftsman thanks; chance and the moment rule all. (Ecclesiastes 9, 11)
Sure enough, said I, wisdom has the better of valour; but see how the poor man’s wisdom goes for nothing, and no one listens to him now! (Ecclesiastes 9, 16)
Arms cannot match wisdom; by one slip,✻ what great advantage is lost! (Ecclesiastes 9, 18)
No ointment can perfumer brew so sweet, but it grows foul when dead flies are lodged in it. And wouldst thou barter away wisdom and honour both, for a moment’s folly? (Ecclesiastes 10, 1)
Abundant wisdom the Spokesman had, to be the oracle of his people; the story of his life he made known to them, laid secrets bare, and proverbs framed a many. (Ecclesiastes 12, 9)
Let these, my son, be all the wisdom thou cravest; this writing of books is an endless matter, and from overmuch study nature rebels. (Ecclesiastes 12, 12)
never yet did wisdom find her way into the schemer’s heart, never yet made her home in a life mortgaged to sin. (Wisdom of Solomon 1, 4)
A good friend to man is this spirit of wisdom, that convicts the blasphemer of his wild words; God can witness his secret thoughts, can read his heart unerringly, and shall his utterance go unheard? (Wisdom of Solomon 1, 6)
Their case is pitiable indeed, who make light of true wisdom and of ordered living; vain their hope, profitless their toil, barren their achievement. (Wisdom of Solomon 3, 11)
A noble harvest good men reap from their labours; wisdom is a root which never yet cast its crop. (Wisdom of Solomon 3, 15)
