“Age does not bring you wisdom, age brings you wrinkles.”
— Estelle Getty
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No one ever found wisdom without also
“No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.”
— Erica Jong
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The philosophies of one age have become
“The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.”
— William Osler
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All human wisdom is summed up in
“All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.”
— Alexandre Dumas
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A man may learn wisdom even from
“A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.”
— Aristophanes
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In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is
“In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit.”
— Deepak Chopra
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Knowledge is a process of piling up
“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.”
— Martin Henry Fischer
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Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
— Jimi Hendrix
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After all my possessions had been burned,
“After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.”
— Shmuel Y. Agnon
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We are to seek wisdom and understanding
“We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days.”
— Robert Hall
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However glorious an action in itself, it
“However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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