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Wisdom Quotes
"We must beware of needless innovations especially when guided by logic."
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"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."
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"The average man's opinions are much less foolish than they would be if he thought for himself."
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"The highest form of intelligence is wisdom, the highest form of wisdom is love."
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"They say that animals are incapable of feelings and reasoning. This is false. No living thing on earth is void of either. They also say that man is the most intelligent - and the most superior - species on earth. This is also false. It is very arrogant to assume that we are the most intelligent species when we keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. It has been shown that both rats and monkeys learn from making errors, yet we have not. Our history proves this. All creatures on earth have the capacity to love and grieve the same way we do. No life on the planet is more deserving than another. Those who think so, are the true savages."
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"Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom."
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"The more we train a man to labor, deliberate, dictate and demand over the inconsequential, the less capable his mind becomes of holding that of consequence."
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"Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience."
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"Man's greatness lies in his power of thought."
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"Patience, more than the ability to bear pains or endure waiting, is to be calm no matter what happens " constantly take action to turn it to positive growth opportunities " and have faith to believe that it will all work out in the end while you are waiting."
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"Being content is perhaps no less easy than playing the violin well: and requires no less practice."
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"As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser."
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"The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path."
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"People always fear what they don't understand, Evangeline. History proves that."
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"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy."
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"We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no wish to find them alike."
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"Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy. Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason, must furnish all the materials for our future support and defence."
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"I stopped explaining myself when I realized other people only understand from their level of perception."
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"Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes."
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"Don't despise any experience. With every experience, you increase in knowledge and wisdom."
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"The fools among us are presented to be wise and the wise among us are presented to be fools."
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"Tut tut child ' said the Duchess. 'Everything's got a moral if only you can find it.'"
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