By wisdom peace, by peace plenty.
Meaning: Wise decisions prevent conflict, allowing communities to prosper through stable conditions and shared resources.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
More proverbs about Wisdom
- Wisdom rides upon the ruins of folly. — Only through repeated mistakes and their costly consequences do we finally develop genuin…
- Wise men care not for what they cannot have. — The truly wise accept their limitations and redirect energy toward achievable goals rathe…
- If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. — Wishing alone accomplishes nothing; only action and resources transform desire into reali…
- Wit is the lightning of the mind. — Sudden brilliance illuminates truth instantly, but like lightning, its flash vanishes qui…
- You may truss up all his wit in an egg-shell. — Wit confined to theoretical cleverness without practical application remains insignifican…
- Wit may be bought too dear. — Cleverness obtained through deception, betrayal, or moral compromise exacts a hidden cost…
From our idioms
- train of thought — A course of reasoning; a succession of connected ideas.
- treat someone to something — To buy something for another person.
- troubled waters — Emotionally rough times or an unsettled situation.