Famous Quotes: Wisdom

It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.
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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.
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Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
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We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
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Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned.
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In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.
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My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.
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As great as Ed is, the wisdom out here is that he can't carry a movie. They'll pay him $3 million to be the second banana in Julia Roberts things. But they won't put up $3 million for an Ed Harris movie.
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Analysts may be correct that the presidential election won't primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney can, contrary to conventional wisdom, make it a winning issue and lay the foundation for a reform mandate when he wins.
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
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Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
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If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.
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Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.
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Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values.
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It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
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