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" Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them. "

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" By the time you've reached your sixties, you do know that one day you will die, and knowing that is at least the beginning of wisdom. "

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" Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. "

" If you have a vaccine or an antidote that people can benefit from, you're not going to want to keep it to yourself. You're going to want to spread that wisdom or whatever to as many people as you can, so everybody can benefit from it. "

" A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. "

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" As a society, we come up lacking in many of the marks of compassion and wisdom by which we measure ourselves as civilized. "

" What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children. "

" We should draw deep into Madiba's wisdom. We should draw deep into Madiba's style of doing things in an orderly manner, in a purposeful manner, in a way where we focus. "

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" Some folks are wise and some are otherwise. "

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" You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact. "

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" When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. "

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