Reflection:
By the time you’ve reached your sixties, you do know that one day you will die, and knowing that is at least the beginning of wisdom.
~ Terry Pratchett, Author, 1948-2015
Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.
~ Socrates
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
~ Aristotle
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.
~ Spock, Star Trek
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
~ Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970
The fear of men weakens, but the fear of the Lord strengthens.
~ Remigius, 437-533, Apostle to the Franks
We fear men so much because we fear God so little.
~ William Gurnall, 1617-79, English Author and Clergyman
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end.
~ John Bunyan, 1628-88, Author & Pastor
The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.
~ Oswald Chambers, 1874-1917, Evangelist & Teacher