Orison Swett Marden

Without this tremendous passion for power, influence, and advantage which money gives, how could nature develop the highest type of man? Without this infinite longing, whence would come the discipline which industry, perseverance, tact, sagacity, and frugality give?

American Writer

Leo Rosten

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind.

American Novelist

Lapo Elkann

I love Winston Churchill. I love the wisdom he had, the sagacity. I like people who are independent-minded. People who aren't part of clans or systems, who are talented and free, and able to do things without being corrupted by the system.

Italian Businessman

John C. Calhoun

The framers of our constitution had the sagacity to vest in Congress all implied powers: that is, powers necessary and proper to carry into effect all the delegated powers wherever vested.

American Statesman

Friedrich Nietzsche

War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives.

German Philosopher

James Thurber

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

American Author

Thorstein Veblen

All business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to judicious use of sabotage.

American Economist

Sagacity implies a positive judgment of one's decisions and actions.

Positive Connotation

Often, sagacity is attributed to people with extensive experience or knowledge.

Experience-Based

Sagacity isn't just about being smart; it's about making wise choices, which is often learned.

Not Innate

Sagacity involves thinking ahead and preparing for the future, not just immediate gains.

Long-Term Planning

Sagacious actions are proactive, aimed at preventing problems and seizing future opportunities.