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Letter "W" » Wisdom
«From a clear knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita all the goals of human existence become fulfilled. Bhagavad-Gita is the manifest quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures.»
«Giving advice is sometimes only showing our wisdom at the expense of others.»
«Fear not for the future, weep not for the past»
«God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that can be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other»
«Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action.»
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
(Historian)
| About:
Action,
Foolishness,
Wisdom
| Keywords:
apothegm, Apothegms, prevented, uttered
«Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom, in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavour after a worthy manner of life.»
«For wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her»
«Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.»
Author: Karl Kraus
(Critic, Journalist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Experience,
Wisdom
| Keywords:
miser, wastrel
«For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.»
Author: Lao Tzu
(Philosopher)
| About:
Wisdom
| Keywords:
dimensions, For the, knows, limited, looks, space, spaced, space like, spacing, There is no, to the limit, wise, wise man
«Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always cunning»
Author: Samuel Johnson
(Critic, Poet, Writer)
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Wisdom
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Almost always, cunning, cunning man
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