Wisdom Quotes
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
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It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.
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Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.
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To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.
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O Lord...
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If we can return to a government that the Founders, in their wisdom, envisioned for us, we can return to a government that will allow our economy to thrive again, and our people to live in liberty.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
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Now all the knowledge and wisdom that is in creatures, whether angels or men, is nothing else but a participation of that one eternal, immutable and increased wisdom of God.
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O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.
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'Swan,' by Mary Oliver. Poems and prose. Reading from this book is as if visiting a very wise friend. There is wisdom and welcoming kindness on every page.
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It's one thing to really dream and have a vision and want all these cool things, but it's a whole other thing when you actually have wisdom and understand things. Then you can truly make the best decisions.
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The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.
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Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
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Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.
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However, I must not indulge in homespun wisdom here before so distinguished an assembly, especially as I am to be followed by a representative of science.
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The topic 'Farm Wisdom' is not a gospel doctrine or scriptural topic, although I found considerable scriptural support for the lessons learned on the farm.
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The highest morality may prove also to be the highest wisdom when the half-told story comes to be finished.
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Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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Pain is the doorway to wisdom and to truth.
