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" Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition. "

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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. "

" Your law may be perfect, your knowledge of human affairs may be such as to enable you to apply it with wisdom and skill, and yet without individual acquaintance with men, their haunts and habits, the pursuit of the profession becomes difficult, slow, and expensive. "

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

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" They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense. "

" Much wisdom often goes with fewest words. "

" The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it. "

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" Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U.N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all. "

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" If you want to go east, don't go west. "

" Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures. "

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" Whatever religion or wisdom, spirituality and values are important to me and to the business. "

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" Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little. "

" The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. "

" One part of wisdom is knowing what you don't need anymore and letting it go. "

" The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure. "

" I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom. "

" Leave no stone unturned. "

" The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. "

" A mistake is simply another way of doing things. "

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" It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. "

Walter Lippmann

" The idea of victimage is a dreadful thing, a product of a safe middle-class perspective. What people who are not safe develop is a tragic wisdom, a wisdom that embraces contradiction and seeks a sense of balance rather than going to extremes. "

" We're living in a society where you need to be accountable for your actions, for your behavior - for yourself. To sit back and be reactive would be to allow your children to make big mistakes without the benefit of your wisdom being bestowed on them. It's not what my parents taught me. "

" They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom. "

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" I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things. "

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

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

" Everything important always begins from something trivial. "

" Once you label me you negate me. "

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" The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right. "

William Hazlitt

" In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by. "