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of Wisdom / Thoughts to Live By
The middle course is the best.
Cleobulus
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The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
William James
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The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs,
which are brief and pithy.
William Penn
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Years teach us more than books.
Berthold Auerbach
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The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening,
the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
Solomon Ibn Gabriol
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The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other
woes of mankind, is wisdom.
Thomas Huxley
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No man was ever wise by chance.
Seneca
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
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Nature and wisdom never are at strife.
Plutarch
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others,
a fool by his own.
Latin Proverb
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Silence does not always mark wisdom.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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Not to know at large of things remote
From use, obscure and subtle, but to know
That which before us lies in daily life,
Is the prime wisdom.
John Milton
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The man of wisdom is never of two minds;
the man of benevolence never worries;
the man of courage is never afraid.
Confucius
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On every thorn, delightful wisdom
grows,
In every rill a sweet instruction
flows.
Edward Young
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How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
Homer
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One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of
character than one who understands little.
Alexander Chase
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A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Charles Dickens
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The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
Catherine the Great
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Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.
John Tillotson
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The seat of knowledge is in the
head, of wisdom,
in the heart.
William Hazlitt
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By associating with wise people you
will become wise yourself.
Menander
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