To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.
Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two.
There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two.