“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”
— Hippolyte Taine
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As you walk down the fairway of
“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.”
— Ben Hogan
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Teach you children poetry; it opens the
“Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.”
— Walter Scott
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It is astonishing what force, purity, and
“It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.”
— Margaret Fuller
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It is a common experience that a
“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.”
— John Steinbeck
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They must often change, who would be
“They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”
— Confucius
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Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in
“Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
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Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth
“Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
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The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings,
“The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.”
— Hal Borland
Author: Hal Borland
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Losing faith in your own singularity is
“Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death.”
— Peter Conrad
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I have no wisdom to share on
“I have no wisdom to share on dating.”
— Rachel Dratch
Author: Rachel Dratch
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