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" I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise. "

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" If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest. "

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" I don't know that you're able to measure your aggregate wisdom as you go through life. I can't say that I ever feel that I'm sitting on top of a growing mound of wisdom. "

" The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion. "

" There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart. "

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" Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color. "

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" Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. "

" Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother. "

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

" Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. "

" I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. "

" I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest. "

" Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter. "

" When you give yourself, you receive more than you give. "

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

" You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens. "

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" 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. "

" You know, many people have said that I'm on the edge and I'm maverick for some of the big operations that I've done. I'm not at all. I pray; I ask God to give me wisdom, 'Should I do it?', guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important. "

" In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. But the ancient Greeks and Romans also held the view that acceptance is the beginning of wisdom. "

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" It is good even for old men to learn wisdom. "

" We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice. "

" Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.' "

" My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate. "

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" A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow. "

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" There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. "

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