WISDOM:INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES THEME FOR NOVEMBER

WISDOM:INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES THEME FOR NOVEMBER 
The theme for my Inspirational Quotes community for the month of November is “Wisdom”! 
This month I will include intelligent quotes, proverbs, sayings and lyrics about “Wisdom”! 
My purpose for sharing these inspirational quotes with you is to encourage you and I 
to think about our lives in a different way, perhaps a more positive way. By changing 
the way we think and talk about our lives in this precious moment we have an 
opportunity to create a more enjoyable life experience. 
wis·dom (wzdm) 
n. 
1. The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight. 
2. Common sense; good judgment: “It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things” 
(Henry David Thoreau). 
3. 
a. The sum of learning through the ages; knowledge: 
“In those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations” (Maya Angelou). 
b. Wise teachings of the ancient sages. 
4. A wise outlook, plan, or course of action. 
5. Wisdom Bible Wisdom of Solomon. 
[Middle English, from Old English wsdm; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] 
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by 
Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 
All rights reserved. 
wisdom [ˈwɪzdəm] 
1. the ability or result of an ability to think and act utilizing knowledge, experience, understanding, 
common sense, and insight 
2. accumulated knowledge, erudition, or enlightenment 
3. Archaic a wise saying or wise sayings or teachings 
4. Obsolete soundness of mind Related adjective sagacious 
[Old English wīsdōm; see wise1, -dom] 
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © 
HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

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