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Wisdom Quotes

"Wisdom is the daughter of experience."

"Wisdom is the daughter of experience."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Wisdom, Experience, Learning, Knowledge

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"Take the universe and grind it down to the finest powder and sieve it through the finest sieve and then show me one atom of justice, one molecule of mercy. and yet... and yet you act as if there is some ideal order in the world, as if there is some... some rightness in the universe by which it may be judged."

"Take the universe and grind it down to the finest powder and sieve it through the finest sieve and then show me one atom of justice, one molecule of mercy. and yet... and yet you act as if there is some ideal order in the world, as if there is some... some rightness in the universe by which it may be judged."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Wisdom, Justice, Mercy, Universe, Truth

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"It is much more challenging to accept those who know a lot than those who know little."

"It is much more challenging to accept those who know a lot than those who know little."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Acceptance

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"Wisdom comes from making mistakes, having the courage to face them, and make adjustments moving forward based upon the knowledge aquired through those experiences."

"Wisdom comes from making mistakes, having the courage to face them, and make adjustments moving forward based upon the knowledge aquired through those experiences."

Ken Poirot, American Motivational Speaker

Wisdom, Mistake, Learning, Courage

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"The most difficult thing for a wise woman to do is to pretend to be a foolish one."

"The most difficult thing for a wise woman to do is to pretend to be a foolish one."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Wisdom, Woman, Deception, Strength

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"I wasn't trying to work out my own ancestry. I was trying to get people to feel slavery. I was trying to get across the kind of emotional and psychological stones that slavery threw at people."

"I wasn't trying to work out my own ancestry. I was trying to get people to feel slavery. I was trying to get across the kind of emotional and psychological stones that slavery threw at people."

Octavia Butler, American Writer

Wisdom, Work, People, Ancestry, Slavery

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"Only he who knows how to speak can be silent."

"Only he who knows how to speak can be silent."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Communication, Silence, Knowledge

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"We need the wisdom to accept the fact that this world abounds with issues we cannot solve; and we need to part ways with those people, ideas and things that are a vexation to the soul."

"We need the wisdom to accept the fact that this world abounds with issues we cannot solve; and we need to part ways with those people, ideas and things that are a vexation to the soul."

Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Cameroonian Author

Wisdom, Acceptance, Soul, Detachment

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"We seek knowledge only because we desire enjoyment, and it is impossible to conceive why a person who has neither desires nor fears would take the trouble to reason."

"We seek knowledge only because we desire enjoyment, and it is impossible to conceive why a person who has neither desires nor fears would take the trouble to reason."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Wisdom, Knowledge, Desire, Curiosity, Reason

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"Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom."

"Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Wisdom, Knowledge, Cunning, Justice

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"If you buy your experience it's your own. So it's no matter how much you pay for it."

"If you buy your experience it's your own. So it's no matter how much you pay for it."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Wisdom, Experience, Ownership, Values, Learning

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"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error."

"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error."

Andrew Jackson, American President

Wisdom, Error, Man, Right, Will

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"When you give everything, you have nothing to lose."

"When you give everything, you have nothing to lose."

Kate McGahan, American Author

Wisdom, Nothing, Lose, Sacrifice, Freedom

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"A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind."

"A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Wisdom, Learning, Knowledge, Observation

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"One could surely argue that the Buddhist tradition, taken as a whole, represents the richest source of contemplative wisdom that any civilization has produced."

"One could surely argue that the Buddhist tradition, taken as a whole, represents the richest source of contemplative wisdom that any civilization has produced."

Sam Harris, American Author

Wisdom, Contemplation, Learning, Spiritual

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"Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone."

"Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Wisdom, Plants, Jean Jacques Rousseau

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"Don't be afraid to be weird for being wise."

"Don't be afraid to be weird for being wise."

Craig Groeschel, American Author

Wisdom, Individual, Learning, Insight

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"It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law."

"It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

Wisdom, Authority, Law

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"Wise men are wise yet their actions always seem otherwise to others who always think of the otherwise."

"Wise men are wise yet their actions always seem otherwise to others who always think of the otherwise."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Action, Perception, Judgment

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"Let me tell you a story. There was a student who asked his teacher, what is love? The teacher said go into the field and bring me the most beautiful flower. The student returned with no flower at hand and said, "I found the most beautiful flower in the field but I didn't pick it up for I might find a better one, but when I returned to the place, it was gone.We always look for the best in life. When we finally see it, we take it for granted and after some time start expecting a better one, not knowing that it's the best for us."

"Let me tell you a story. There was a student who asked his teacher, what is love? The teacher said go into the field and bring me the most beautiful flower. The student returned with no flower at hand and said, "I found the most beautiful flower in the field but I didn't pick it up for I might find a better one, but when I returned to the place, it was gone.We always look for the best in life. When we finally see it, we take it for granted and after some time start expecting a better one, not knowing that it's the best for us."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Wisdom, Life, Truth, Love, Regret

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"Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work."

"Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Wisdom, Work, Man, Results

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"The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget."

"The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget."

Thomas Szasz, American Psychologist

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"There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking."

"There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Wisdom, Labor, Man, Thinking, Will

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"Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry."

"Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry."

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Wisdom, Men, Perseverance, Attention

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"All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others."

"All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Wisdom, Opinion, Logic, Truth, Knowledge

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"Difficulties are things that show a person what they are."

"Difficulties are things that show a person what they are."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Difficulties

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

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

John Cheever, American Writer

Wisdom, Knowledge, Strength, Evil

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"The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in God's Eyes."

"The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in God's Eyes."

Mary Astell, English Writer

Wisdom, Love, Father, Son

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"Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two."

"Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two."

Octavio Paz, Mexican Poet

Wisdom, Change, Lies

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"Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom."

"Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom."

George William Curtis, American Author

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"In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool."

"In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Wisdom, Art, Fool

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"This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God."

"This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God."

William Law, English Clergyman

Wisdom, Life, God, Christianity

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"The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship."

"The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship."

Norman Douglas, British Writer

Wisdom, Hardship, Winter

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"I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion."

"I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion."

Alexander the Great, Greek Leader

Wisdom, Knowledge

41

"To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute."

"To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute."

James Buchanan, American President

Wisdom, Policy, Maxim, Washington

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

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

William Wordsworth, English Poet

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"Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next."

"Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next."

Charles Simmons, American Author

Wisdom, Age, Folly

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"Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel."

"Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel."

Jane Porter, Irish Novelist

Wisdom, Virtue, Country, Glory

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"It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom."

"It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom."

Dee Hock, American Businessman

Wisdom, Trust, Ability, Humility

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"All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable."

"All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Wisdom, God, Children, Fact

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"Once you get off the bandwagon of believing that truth is your enemy and is bad news with all kinds of associated unhappy obligations, you can then afford to take it on with some enthusiasm and start to have some fun with it."

"Once you get off the bandwagon of believing that truth is your enemy and is bad news with all kinds of associated unhappy obligations, you can then afford to take it on with some enthusiasm and start to have some fun with it."

Darrell Calkins, American Author

Wisdom, Truth, Perception, Acceptance, Understanding

41

"A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom."

"A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom."

Richard Le Gallienne, English Poet

Wisdom, Beginning

41

"Integrity is doing what is right and truthful, and doing as you say you would do."

"Integrity is doing what is right and truthful, and doing as you say you would do."

Roy T. Bennett, American Author

Wisdom, Truth, Power, Inspirational

41

"Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom."

"Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom."

Rush Limbaugh, American Entertainer

Wisdom, Liberals

41

"Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end."

"Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end."

Leonard Nimoy, American Actor

Wisdom, Beginning, End, Logic

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"The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants."

"The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Wisdom, Body, Community

41

"Poetry is what gets lost in translation."

"Poetry is what gets lost in translation."

Robert Frost, American Poet

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"We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days."

"We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days."

Robert Hall, English Clergyman

Wisdom, Understanding

41

"A proverb is no proverb to you till life has illustrated it."

"A proverb is no proverb to you till life has illustrated it."

John Keats, English Poet

Wisdom, Saying, Experience, Truth

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"Let me say no more. Words do no justice to the hidden meaning. Everything immediately becomes slightly different when it is expressed in words, a little bit distorted, a little foolish...It is perfectly fine with me that what for one man is precious wisdom for another sounds like foolery."

"Let me say no more. Words do no justice to the hidden meaning. Everything immediately becomes slightly different when it is expressed in words, a little bit distorted, a little foolish...It is perfectly fine with me that what for one man is precious wisdom for another sounds like foolery."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Wisdom, Word, Meaning, Truth

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