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Henry David Thoreau

"Be not simply good - be good for something."

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Donna Grant

"Knowledge, ideas, and wisdom are the most powerful forces that we can use to improve lives while bringing peace to this beautiful world."

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"Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech."

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"Unless you know where you are going then you will not know how to get there."

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"You either waste, spend or invest time. Make your choice wisely."

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"Knowledge is your treasure. How well you spend and invest it will define your wisdom."

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"Knowledge makes you powerful and proud wisdom makes you simple and humble."

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"If you were brought up on a poor man's brand of drink and prefer that to this very day then do not pretend you like expensive wine."

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"The beginning of wisdom is understanding that life is full of ongoing learning experiences."

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"The post on her left was occupied by Mr. Erskine of Treadley, an old gentleman of considerable charm and culture, who had fallen, however, into bad habits of silence, having, as he explained once to Lady Agatha, said everything that he had to say before he was thirty."

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Donna Grant

"Every crisis is a wisdom crisis. If you have no peace around you then you lack wisdom."

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