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John Cheever

"Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two."

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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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"As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages."

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Donna Grant

"Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech."

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Donna Grant

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

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Donna Grant

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

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Donna Grant

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

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Donna Grant

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

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Donna Grant

"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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Donna Grant

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

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Donna Grant

"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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