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Wisdom Quotes
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
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"Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?"
84
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
79
"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future."
75
"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."
60
"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."
56
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."
46
"To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed."
41
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."
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"Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous."
37
"Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit."
33
"Rather than always impose your will, allow men to learn from their mistakes. Great failures make great teachers; success enables one to forget some thingsa failure cannot afford to."
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"We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery."
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"When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one then on the opposite side I write the arguments against each one. Then by weighing the arguments pro and con and cancelling them out one against the other I take the course indicated by what remains."
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"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."
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"Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain."
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"Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion."
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"Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one."
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"We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it."
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"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."
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