“We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.”
— Georg C. Lichtenberg
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
“A short saying often contains much wisdom.”
— Sophocles
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We should not judge people by their
“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.”
— Henry Ward Beecher
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We give advice, but we cannot give
“We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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While many of us never knew Ronald
“While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his uncommon virtue, and were moved by his remarkable wisdom.”
— Randy Forbes
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Knowledge is of no value unless you
“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”
— Anton Chekhov
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There are three classes of men; lovers
“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.”
— Plato
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Silence is a source of great strength.
“Silence is a source of great strength.”
— Lao Tzu
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Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing
“Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.”
— Sigmund Freud
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Knowledge is the consequence of time, and
“Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom.”
— Jeremy Collier
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A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and
“A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.”
— Ezra Stiles
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