Famous Quotes: Wisdom

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.
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Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom.
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Perspective is worth 80 IQ points.
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Wisdom comes by disillusionment.
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They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.
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Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
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The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.
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But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall it continue for ever, and never have an end.
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Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
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The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
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Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story.
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I learned some valuable lessons about the legislative process, the importance of bipartisan cooperation and the wisdom of taking small steps to get a big job done.
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Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
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There is a universal, intelligent, life force that exists within everyone and everything. It resides within each one of use as a deep wisdom, an inner knowing. We can access this wonderful source of knowledge and wisdom through our intuition, an inner sense that tells us what feels right and true for us at any given moment.
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Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
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He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.
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True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.
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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.
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