1. When you consciously choose to be ordinary, you become extraordinary.

2. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

3. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

4. Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.

5. Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.

6. Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait.

7. A wise man never seeks out a fight but must always be ready for it.

8. Be shrewd softly.

9. Intelligence may show more knowledge, yet being wise displays more insight and understanding. Intelligence is great, but even the most intelligent people will likely repeat past mistakes without wisdom.

10. A wise man makes his own decisions. An ignorant man follows public opinion.

11. It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

12. Wisdom involves sound judgment, self-control, self-awareness, knowing what is really important, and not repeating mistakes. Intelligence tests mostly measure memory retrieval, processing speed, pattern matching, and sometimes functional memory.

13. You better do a little well than a great deal poorly.

14. Take risks. If you win, you will be happy. If you lose, you will be wiser.

15. If you are intelligent, you will do what you love most, but if you are a genius, you will do just what is necessary.

16. Wisdom is the quality of experience, knowledge, understanding, and good judgment in the right place and time.

17. When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

18. The wisdom is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

19. Wise men are known for their exemplary lives, by deeds done in humility that come from wisdom.