Quintilian Quotes
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
Quintilian
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Maya Angelou
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James Cagney
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I don't know that you're able to measure your aggregate wisdom as you go through life. I can't say that I ever feel that I'm sitting on top of a growing mound of wisdom.
Dylan Moran
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What would help us preserve our natural resources are genetic traits that let us sacrifice the present for the sake of the future. You need wisdom to sacrifice something that is immediately useful or advantageous for the sake of something that will be important in the future.
Christian de Duve
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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
Quintilian
