The Winged Watchman Quotes

“Knowledge is a matter of knowing facts. Wisdom is a matter of understanding and applying principles. A certain amount of knowledge is necessary for wisdom, and without wisdom, knowledge is not only useless, it's dangerous.”
― Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman

“In the camp we saw our own people kill each other over a crust of bread. In the old days I used to think that religion did not matter much, that people could be good without it. That was not true in the camps. If you had no hope or faith to keep you human, you sank to the lowest depths. I'll practice my religion more faithfully now.”
― Hilda Van Stockum, The Winged Watchman

“But remember that truth itself becomes a lie in the twisted minds of our conquerors.”
― Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman

“Knowledge is a matter of knowing facts. Wisdom is a matter of understanding and applying principles. A certain amount of knowledge is necessary for wisdom, and without wisdom, knowledge is not only useless, it's dangerous.”
― Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman