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" The beginning of wisdom is to desire it. "

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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" Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise. "

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" When in doubt, don't. "

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" I think people get confused about who Merlin is. It's not his age that makes him: it's wisdom, and wisdom is not necessarily linked to age. Definitely not in the same way in the world of 'Once Upon a Time.' "

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Walter Benjamin

" People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way. "

" If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum. "

" There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source. "

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" Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom. "

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" We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already. "

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