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" Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. "

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" Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values. "

" Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy. "

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" The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense. "

" All the great evils which men cause to each other because of certain intentions, desires, opinions, or religious principles, are likewise due to non-existence, because they originate in ignorance, which is absence of wisdom. "

" O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! "

" An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all. "

" Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. "

" Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. "

" It is plain to me that our prelates, in granting indulgences, do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God. "

" Given the unprecedented ignorance of the Bible in contemporary America, it is likely that more young Americans will only know the Noah of 'Noah.' We can only hope that the film offers even a fraction of the wisdom of the original. "

" First appearance deceives many. "

" 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. "

" Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim. "

John D. Rockefeller

" I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others. "

" Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus. "

Wallace Stegner

" A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience. "

" Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true. "

" 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. "

" It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.' "

Ludwig Wittgenstein

" Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. "

Evelyn Underhill

" Robots have already surpassed human beings in calculation and memory, but I have no doubt that the time will come when they will surpass in wisdom as well. "

" Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom. "

" Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us. "

" I always want to be a messenger, a person that, you know, that's not afraid to pass on wisdom. "

" The biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box. The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional wisdom in a given field. "

" We all have within us a deep wisdom, but sometimes we don't know we have it. "

" The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours. "

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