“Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery.”
— Thomas Moore
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The first point of wisdom is to
“The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.”
— Lactantius
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Repeat anything often enough and it will
“Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you.”
— Tom Hopkins
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Discipline is the bridge between goals and
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
— Jim Rohn
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Old myths, old gods, old heroes have
“Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting for our call. We have need for them. They represent the wisdom of our race.”
— Stanley Kunitz
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Wisdom we know is the knowledge of
“Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two.”
— John Cheever
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The war… was an unnecessary condition of
“The war… was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.”
— Robert E. Lee
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I find the fact that billionaires are
“I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind of wisdom is outrageous.”
— Ben Elton
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It is the nature of the wise
“It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.”
— Epictetus
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Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized
“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”
— Immanuel Kant
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Because in the school of the Spirit
“Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.”
— Johannes Tauler
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