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" Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation. "

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" It is better to rust out than wear out. "

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" Multicolored stones and paintings, walkways, and theaters are useless in a city unless it also contains wisdom and law. Such things are the subject of wisdom and law, not equivalent to them. "

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" The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom. "

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" Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. "

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" Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means. "

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" Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions. "

" A thought transfixed me: for the first time in my life, I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth - that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire. "

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" No one wants advice - only corroboration. "

" We live in a culture that doesn't acknowledge or validate human intuition and doesn't encourage us to rely on our intuitive wisdom. "

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" You need to have extraordinary wisdom to be the forerunner. "

" How do you rate works of genius? Partly by personal inclination, partly by accepted wisdom, partly by popularity. "

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" It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary. "

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" You must accept responsibility for your actions, but not the credit for your achievements. "

" A mouse does not rely on just one hole. "

" The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. "