Sentence examples for central wisdom from inspiring English sources

And the central wisdom of Jewish tradition (powerful also in Christianity, Islam and many secular movements) is the story that Pharaoh, through arrogance and greed, brought plagues of ecological destruction upon his own society.

At 9 a.m., though, Barbara and I take a break from the Middle East to hear Bishop John Chane deliver the Friday morning service, "Searching for a Common Language in the 21st Century," a philosophical sermon on how Christianity, and other religions, need to find a new, universal language to describe their fundamental wisdom about the central role of compassion in life.

I got my first heads-up of the extent to which austerity fever had taken over the minds of Very Serious People when the OECD, which is conventional wisdom central, went all in for austerity now now now.

A LOT of faith is placed in the wisdom of central bankers, by politicians and investors.

Moreover, the conventional wisdom says central banks will have to sit on their hands until February.

In the best cases, it rises to the loftier level of wisdom — the central objective of philosophy.

Why does it play such a central role in conventional wisdom about what has to be done?

"A 'conservative' approach to emissions reduction that favors the wisdom of central planning over market allocations?" he wrote.

In his 1962 Oscar-winning portrayal of Atticus, Gregory Peck wore a pair of tortoiseshell-style spectacles that aptly symbolized the clarity and wisdom so central to his character.

The underlying idea is that the great teachings of the world all point to the same central truths, and that wisdom is the key to a better life.

She also played a leading role in shaping what has become the conventional wisdom that central banks, for the sake of job growth, should seek to moderate rather than eliminate inflation.