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Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?

Confucius

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates

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We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

George Bernard Shaw

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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Plato

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The philosophy of life is this: Life is not a struggle, not a tension... Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.

Norman Douglas

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Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.

Bob Marley

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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

Matsuo Basho

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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Buddha

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What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.

Christopher Reeve

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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

H. L. Mencken

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Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Confucius

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Be quick to learn and wise to know.

George Burns

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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.

Zhuangzi

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The woods were a boon; all too often, the forest offered danger and mystery. Yet it could be liberating. If you entered that wild place on its own terms, you might be accorded wisdom.

John Burnside

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The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

Euripides

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Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.

Rumi

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The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.

Albert Schweitzer

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I have to convince other Democrats and Republicans that it's wise to invest in the U.S.-Mexico border, not just for security, but also for mobility and trade, and that's why we should open up the border.

Beto O'Rourke

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