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" Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. "

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" The topic 'Farm Wisdom' is not a gospel doctrine or scriptural topic, although I found considerable scriptural support for the lessons learned on the farm. "

" 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. "

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

" Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus. "

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" Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. "

Thomas J. Watson

" Wisdom begins in wonder. "

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

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" Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis. "

" Wisdom comes by disillusionment. "

George Santayana

Disillusionment

" Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life. "

" Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. "

" 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. "

" If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. "

" From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. "

Publilius Syrus

" I am profoundly indebted to the legacy of Wilhelm Reich, whose monumental contribution to the understanding of energy was taught to me by Philip Curcurruto, a man of simple wisdom and compassionate heart. "

Peter A. Levine

" Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another. "

" Man is only great when he acts from passion. "

Benjamin Disraeli

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

" How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? "

" A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew. "

" There is a universal, intelligent, life force that exists within everyone and everything. It resides within each one of us as a deep wisdom, an inner knowing. We can access this wonderful source of knowledge and wisdom through our intuition, an inner sense that tells us what feels right and true for us at any given moment. "

" It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst. "

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" Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And it's about ignoring the conventional wisdom of company politics and instead playing the game by very different rules. "

" You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself. "

" I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works. "

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" Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age. "

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

" Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. "

Henry Ward Beecher