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" Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. "

Joseph Stiglitz

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" When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. "

" I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime. "

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

" With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings. "

Ezra Taft Benson

" The problem with Google is you have 360 degrees of omnidirectional information on a linear basis, but the algorithms for irony and ambiguity are not there. And those are the algorithms of wisdom. "

" Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. "

" He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich. "

" It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously. "

Logan Pearsall Smith

" Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education. "

Joseph Stiglitz

" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be. "

" In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you. "

" When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective. "

George C. Marshall

" First appearance deceives many. "

" It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you. "

Phillips Brooks

" Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. "

George S. Patton

" People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way. "

" When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative. "

Joseph Stiglitz

" It isn't right to judge strength as better than good wisdom. "

" Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don't live in the shadows of people's judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom. "

Amitabh Bachchan

" One part of wisdom is knowing what you don't need anymore and letting it go. "

" Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes. "

Christopher Reeve

" Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion? "

Friedrich Nietzsche

" Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. "

" All human wisdom works and has worries and grief as reward. "

Johann Georg Hamann

" Everything important always begins from something trivial. "

" He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care. "

" It's very hard to know what wisdom is. "

" Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions. "

Laurence Sterne

" The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. "

Honore de Balzac

" Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading - even browsing - an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search. Patience is a virtue, gluttony a sin. "

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

Harry Dean Stanton