In crisis, wisdom growth, <br />And gained. <br />Intelligence endowed, <br />But wisdom is learned. <br /> <br />Wise men listen more, <br />Talk no nonsense. <br />Wise men may be learned <br />But learned men may not be wise. <br /> <br />A silent fool can pass for a wise man. <br />Silence is golden & wise, <br />Silence is the trusted friend of wisdom. <br /> <br />It is easy to blame our memory <br />when our judgment is at fault. <br />It takes a tree ten years to mature; <br />It takes a man one hundred years to form. <br /> <br />We grow old fast, <br />We grow wise slowly. <br />Youth can look only forward, <br />but age can also look backward. <br /> <br />Maturity and wisdom <br />take a lifetime to achieve. <br />Achieving maturity does not <br />Grow with age. <br /> <br />Wisdom grows when <br />Ones learned to avoid the wrongs. <br />Stand for the rights. <br /> <br />Biggest flaw of ones <br />Has a lot of flaws and <br />Not correcting them, <br />Not avoiding them. <br /> <br />Life is a learning journey <br />To discover who we are, <br />Learning as if life is <br />one continuous lesson. <br /> <br />Wisdom is attained by learning <br />when to hold one’s tongue. <br />Discretion is the trusted friend of wisdom. <br />A wise head must possess a closed mouth. <br /> <br />Compiled & adapted by Lawrence Hiung<br /><br />Lawrence CH Hiun<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/chinese-wisdom/
