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" Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows. "

Alfred North Whitehead

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" After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem. "

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" Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness. "

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" Wise men make more opportunities than they find. "

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

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" Around '93, '94, the conventional wisdom about the Internet was that it was a toy for academics and researchers. So it was very, very underestimated for about two years. "

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" There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives. "

" He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass. "

" Christian, learn from Christ how you ought to love Christ. Learn a love that is tender, wise, strong; love with tenderness, not passion, wisdom, not foolishness, and strength, lest you become weary and turn away from the love of the Lord. "

" Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them. "

" As you walk in God's divine wisdom, you will surely begin to see a greater measure of victory and good success in your life. "

" The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique. "

" Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity. "

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

" Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun. "

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" Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. "

" Wit and playfulness represent a desperately serious transcendence of evil. Humor is both a form of wisdom and a means of survival. "

" While I have no empirical evidence to back this up, I bet that the number of homosexual people per thousand has not fluctuated all that much over the centuries. I do not believe the dented wisdom my father used to extol, that homosexuality was a sure sign of a civilization in decline. "

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

" Outside of hip-hop, it was in comics that I most often found the aesthetics and wisdom of my world reflected. "

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" I'm at the transition place myself, still playing high school girls but moving to a stage when I'm playing older roles and going to the places of stillness and wisdom and knowledge and weight. It's exciting and scary. "

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" Not a single illegal immigrant should or need enter the United States, not one. Contrary to the common wisdom, the borders are easy to seal, and controlling entry is hardly totalitarian. "

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" The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. "

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" I consider wisdom supernatural because it isn't taught by men - it's a gift from God. "

" I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain. "