Augustine of Hippo on wisdom

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates470–399 BC

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius551–479 BC

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.