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" If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries. "

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" If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself. "

Rollo May

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" Most people see what they expect to see, what they want to see, what they've been told to see, what conventional wisdom tells them to see - not what is right in front of them in its pristine condition. "

" The woods were a boon; all too often, the forest offered danger and mystery. Yet it could be liberating. If you entered that wild place on its own terms, you might be accorded 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. "

" The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. "

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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" Leave no stone unturned. "

" In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head. "

" Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom. "

" I believe the continually advancing Information Revolution will lend us the wisdom and strength to address humanity's previously unsolvable problems and help us make a positive impact on all of society. "

" What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away. "

" Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. "

" My company survives because I've learned to respect the ideas of people younger than me and recognize when my wisdom is obsolete. "

Robert Kiyosaki

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" It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. "

" The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. "

" I am profoundly indebted to the legacy of Wilhelm Reich, whose monumental contribution to the understanding of energy was taught to me by Philip Curcurruto, a man of simple wisdom and compassionate heart. "

" Every silver lining has a cloud. "

" The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind. "

" The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. "

" At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly. "

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

" However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention. "

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Intention

" We are all responsible to Jesus first, and then, under him, to various other persons and offices. Discerning the path of love and obedience when two or more of these submissive relationships collide is a call to humble, Bible-saturated, spiritual wisdom. "

" Lord, bless me with the ability to achieve all that I can, and the wisdom to realize it doesn't all have to be by tomorrow! "

William Eardley IV

I Can

Wisdom

" Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. "

" In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit. "

" Consider this point. It is a main point of true wisdom. Whenever there is an execution of purpose, there must be an agent. "

" 'Swan,' by Mary Oliver. Poems and prose. Reading from this book is as if visiting a very wise friend. There is wisdom and welcoming kindness on every page. "

" Kabbalah is all about change. It isn't about being proud of our good qualities: the wisdom is about transforming our darkness into light. "

" As we work to reweave the strands of connection, we can be supported by the wisdom and lovingkindness of others. "

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

John Wycliffe

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