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" 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. "

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Francis of Assisi

" I think we do need to try to not just rely on the central bank to, in its wisdom, adjust interest rates, but allow for people to avoid being exposed to inflation risk. "

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" Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. "

" Humanity's legacy of stories and storytelling is the most precious we have. All wisdom is in our stories and songs. A story is how we construct our experiences. At the very simplest, it can be: 'He/she was born, lived, died.' Probably that is the template of our stories - a beginning, middle, and end. This structure is in our minds. "

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

Arthur Schopenhauer

" Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means. "

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" The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe. "

" Man works outwardly and inwardly - after rest, he has energy; after energy, he needs repose; so, when we have given instruction for a time, we need instruction and must receive it, or the spirit faints and wisdom herself grows bitter. "

" Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. "

Benjamin Franklin

" I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals. "

" Spiritual teachers and artists that have opened the eye of wisdom for the world, and visionary community builders, have influenced my work. "

" Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Wisdom outweighs any wealth. "

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

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" Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom. "

" We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy. "

" People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We're human beings, just like you. You may see us smiling, and whether we have money or not, we still have bills to pay, we still have our stresses. I think a lot of people want to focus on others' shortcomings to make themselves feel better. And it's a very sad thing. "

" Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself. "

" Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person. "

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

Ezra Taft Benson

" Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more. "

" All wisdom does not reside in Delhi. "

" We're all driven to premieres or nightclubs and seen the rope separating those who can enter and those who can't. Well, there's also a velvet rope we have inside of us, keeping others from knowing our feelings. "

" 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. "

" Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom. "

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" It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary. "

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" Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. "

Thomas A. Edison