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Wisdom Quotes

"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."

"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."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

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"Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable."

"Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Facts, Statistics

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"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Politics, Being, End

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"The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding."

"The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Evil, Harm, Ignorance, Intentions

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"Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will."

"Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Wisdom, People, Understanding, Will

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"Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom."

"Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom."

Clifford Stoll, American Author

Wisdom, Knowledge, Information, Understanding

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"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."

"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."

Marilyn vos Savant, American Writer

Wisdom, Knowledge, Study

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"Wisdom comes alone through suffering."

"Wisdom comes alone through suffering."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Wisdom, Suffering

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"As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think."

"As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Wisdom, Trust, Power, Dream

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"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment."

"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind."

"All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Wisdom, Life, Thought, Mind

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"To be modest in speaking truth is hypocrisy."

"To be modest in speaking truth is hypocrisy."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Wisdom, Truth, Modesty, Speech, Honesty

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"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."

Helen Keller, American Author

Wisdom, Vision, Being, Blind, Sight

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"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."

"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Wisdom, God, Heart, Despair

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"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."

"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Education, Adversity, Prosperity

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"I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom."

"I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom."

Anatole France, French Novelist

Wisdom, Enthusiasm, Folly, Indifference

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"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."

"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Wisdom, Fear, Beginning, Cruelty

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"Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny."

"Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Wisdom, Destiny, Race, Value, Values

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"To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not."

"To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not."

Akhenaton, Egyptian Statesman

Wisdom, Mind, Treasure, Trouble

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"I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity."

"I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity."

Sally Kirkland, American Actress

Wisdom, Insecurity

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"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."

William Blake, English Poet

Wisdom, Excess, Road

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"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."

"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Religion, People, Quiet

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"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

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"I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth."

"I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth."

Barry White, American Musician

Wisdom, Truth, Knowledge, Gifts

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"Simplicity is the best strategy.Reciprocity is the best policy."

"Simplicity is the best strategy.Reciprocity is the best policy."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wisdom, Simplicity, Strategy, Policy

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"Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom the source of virtue, and of fame, obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed."

"Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom the source of virtue, and of fame, obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed."

William Whitehead, English Poet

Wisdom, Virtue, Ambition, Fame

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"Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives."

"Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Wisdom, Talent, Children, Ignorance

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"Any fool can make a rule and every fool will mind it."

"Any fool can make a rule and every fool will mind it."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Wisdom, Fool, Authority, Obedience, Law

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"Being asked one day what was the surest way of remaining happy in this world the Emperor Sigismund of Germany replied: "Only do in health what you have promised to do when you were sick.""

"Being asked one day what was the surest way of remaining happy in this world the Emperor Sigismund of Germany replied: "Only do in health what you have promised to do when you were sick.""

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Wisdom, Happiness, Health, Promise, Humility

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"The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment."

"The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

Wisdom, Progress, Commonsense, Community

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"Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder."

"Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Feeling, Philosophy, Wonder

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"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Fools, Word

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"As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can."

"As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Wisdom, Men, Worry

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"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Age, Mind

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"He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense."

"He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense."

John McCarthy, American Politician

Wisdom, Arithmetic, Nonsense, Talk

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"Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."

"Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

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"In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action."

"In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action."

Louis D. Brandeis, American Judge

Wisdom, Action, Expression, Lies

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"The first professor you meet in life is your mother; the second is hardship, and the last is death."

"The first professor you meet in life is your mother; the second is hardship, and the last is death."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Wisdom, Professor, Mother, Hardship, Death

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"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."

"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."

Voltaire, French Writer

Wisdom, Right, Wrong

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"I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money."

"I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Wisdom, Money, Man, Poor

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"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."

"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Leader

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"No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness."

"No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Soul, Madness

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"You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know."

"You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Wisdom, Creation, Knowledge, Wonder, Understanding

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"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness."

"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Wisdom, Greatness, Ability, Forget, May

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"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder."

"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder."

George Washington, American President

Wisdom, Men, Virtue

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"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."

"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Wisdom, Family, Life, Work, Control

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"Stupidity has a knack of getting its way."

"Stupidity has a knack of getting its way."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Stupidity

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"He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year."

"He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Wisdom, Day, Will, Wishes

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"Silence is safer than speech."

"Silence is safer than speech."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Silence, Speech

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"One of the greatest discoveries you could actually discover in life is the treasure of solitude."

"One of the greatest discoveries you could actually discover in life is the treasure of solitude."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Wisdom, Discovery, Solitude, Treasure

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