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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. "

Mark Helprin

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" The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason. "

" The truest wisdom is a resolute determination. "

" I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture. "

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

" The more one pleases everybody, the less one pleases profoundly. "

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" Focus on the mind and the soul. Read. Study. Enrol in a course of lectures. Pray. Become a member of a religious congregation. Study the Bible or other ancient works of wisdom. "

" All the great evils which men cause to each other because of certain intentions, desires, opinions, or religious principles, are likewise due to non-existence, because they originate in ignorance, which is absence of wisdom. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm. "

" The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything. "

" When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. "

" If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink. "

" Wisdom is found only in truth. "

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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" It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end. "

" Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. "

" If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. "

" I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I've probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I've got more experience. But I haven't really changed. I'm still driven by the same philosophy. "

" 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. "

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" Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisdom. "

" Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the beginning, this nation trusted in God, not man. Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. "