“The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom.”
— Jean Bodin
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He was gifted with the sly, sharp
“He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.”
— Evelyn Waugh
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It has become part of the accepted
“It has become part of the accepted wisdom to say that the twentieth century was the century of physics and the twenty-first century will be the century of biology.”
— Freeman Dyson
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When an opponent comes forward, move in
“When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.”
— Morihei Ueshiba
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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and
“Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.”
— Gabriel Marcel
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We are made wise not by the
“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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The more sand that has escaped from
“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”
— Jean Paul
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A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth
“A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.”
— Herb Caen
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It may be assumed as an axiom
“It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with all of political folly.”
— John George Nicolay
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The wisdom of the wise is an
“The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.”
— Dean Inge
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The road of excess leads to the
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”
— William Blake
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