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Letter "W" » Wisdom
«The wise learn many things from their foes.»
Author: Aristophanes
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«The wise learn many things from their enemies.»
«The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly»
«The wise men of old have sent most of their morality down the stream of time in the light skiff of apothegm and epigram»
«The wise man questions the wisdom of others because he questions his own, the foolish man, because it is different from his own.»
«The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
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«The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour.»
«The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things»
«The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worth-while to live»
Author: Aristotle
(Philosopher, Physician, Scientist)
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«The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows»
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