Wisdom
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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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.
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
Wisdom sails with wind and time.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Be quick to learn and wise to know.
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
What I want to do with my filmmaking is help kids experience the truth and wisdom of nature no matter where they are, whether or not they have the opportunity to go to a national park.
Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will discover the wisdom of the Creator, in that He gave it a neck longer than its feet for this reason, that it might, as if lowering a sort of fishing line, procure the food hidden in the deep water.
The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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.
The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life — not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion.
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