We've found 7 phrases for Wisdom (0.116 seconds):

feed a cold, starve a fever »    Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.

horse sense »    Common sense, especially with a connotation of folk wisdom independent from, and trumping, formal education.

out of the mouths of babes »    The greatest wisdom comes from children, who are not afraid or weary of the world and its pressures.

pearl of wisdom »    A succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.

stupid is as stupid does »    A person's intelligence may be judged by the wisdom of his or her actions.

there's no fool like an old fool »    Age does not bring wisdom.

wisdom tooth »    third molar

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