Wisdom Quotes
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All the life's wisdom can be found in anagrams. Anagrams never lie.
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'Knowledge, without common sense,' says Lee, is 'folly; without method, it is waste; without kindness, it is fanaticism; without religion, it is death.' But with common sense, it is wisdom with method, it is power; with charity, it is beneficence; with religion, it is virtue, and life, and peace.
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If God in his wisdom have brought closeThe day when I must die,That day by water or fire or airMy feet shall fall in the destined snare Wherever my road may lie.
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Knowledge comes from your instructors; wisdom comes from within.
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There are times when the utmost daring is the height of wisdom.
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We've moved from wisdom to knowledge, and now we're moving from knowledge to information, and that information is so partial – that we're creating incomplete human beings.
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Clergymen and people who use phrases without wisdom sometimes talk of suffering as a mystery. It is really a revelation.
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With age comes wisdom and a high sex drive. And the wisdom to enjoy it.
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I cannot imagine how I will cope when I discover that my life is behind me, has already happened, and I have nothing to show for it. No treasure house of collection, no wealth of experience, no accumulated wisdom to pass on. What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?
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Scepticism, like wisdom, springs out in full panoply only from the brain of a god, and it is little profit to see an idea in its growth, unless we track its seed to the power which sowed it.
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Common and vulgar people ascribe all ills that they feel to others; people of little wisdom ascribe to themselves; people of much wisdom, to no one.
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The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.
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I now myself live, in every detail, striving for wisdom, while I formerly merely worshipped and idolized the wise.
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The human body has been called the microcosm of the universe, a little world of wonders and a monument of divine wisdom and power, sufficient to convince the most incredulous mind of the existence of the Great Designer.
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It's important to resolve to yourself, 'I will absolutely win!' Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom and courage that surges forth from within.
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I love the music of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu and more recently the music of Laura Marling. All these women share a strength and a wisdom in their voices and music that really makes me want to make music and sing.
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Both knowledge and wisdom extend man's reach. Knowledge led to computers, wisdom to chopsticks.
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Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.
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If someone wants to know what position he enjoys in the eyes of God, he has only to look at what place he gives to God (in his heart and life)
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
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''A woman's wisdom is her gift to women,'' Peggy quoted. ''Her beauty is her gift to men. Her love is her gift to God.''
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It is often argued that the people who will be affected by a major decision should be involved in it. Paul Kruger, president of the Transvaal in southern Africa, once resolved a dispute between two brothers about a land inheritance they were to share. Kruger's decision: let one brother divide the land, and let the other brother have first choice.
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All human wisdom is contained in these words: Wait and hope!
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Good economic policy requires not so much the bravado to implement drastic change as the strength and wisdom to make reasonable trade-offs over the many years it takes to transform a country's standard of living.
