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Robert Frost:Poetry begins in delight and ends


Poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom.
by Robert Frost


Chinese Proverb:The pine stays green in


The pine stays green in winter...Wisdom in hardship.
by Chinese Proverb


Confucius:They must often change who would be


They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
by Confucius


Norman Douglas:What is all wisdom save a


What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?
by Norman Douglas


Ralph Waldo Emerson:Half a man's wisdom goes


Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson


Plato:Knowledge without justice ought to be


Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.
by Plato


Epictetus:Common and vulgar people ascribe all


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.
by Epictetus


James Poe:Speed is good only when wisdom leads


Speed is good only when wisdom leads the way. The end of this journey, whether to the high horizons of hope or the depths of destruction, will be determined by the collective wisdom of the people who live on this shrinking planet.
by James Poe


Mason Cooley:Proverbial wisdom counsels against


Proverbial wisdom counsels against risk and change. But sitting ducks fare worst of all.
by Mason Cooley


Ralph Waldo Emerson:The sum of wisdom is that


The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson


Bhagavad Gita:Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion


Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.
by Bhagavad Gita


Hippolyte Taine:I have studied many philosophers


I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.
by Hippolyte Taine


The Talmud:In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in


In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.
by The Talmud


Jeremy Taylor:The sublimity of wisdom is to do


The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.
by Jeremy Taylor


Henry David Thoreau:To be a philosopher is not


To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts; but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates.
by Henry David Thoreau


Buddha:Just as treasures are uncovered from the


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.
by Buddha


Ralph Waldo Emerson:To finish the moment, to


To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson


Oliver J. Hart:Give us the fortitude to endure


Give us the fortitude to endure the things which cannot be changed, and the courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to know one from the other.
by Oliver J. Hart


Francis Bacon:There is a wisdom in this beyond


There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health.
by Francis Bacon


Plato:The man who makes everything that leads to


The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
by Plato


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