#wisdom

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

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Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy. ↗

— William Temple

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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. ↗

— John Muir

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If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum. ↗

— Holly Near

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I see a wiser person than when I was younger: having babies, and passing 30, were the turning points. What women in their 40s - I am 39 - lack in gorgeousness, they make up for in wisdom. I love ageing, despite the drawbacks - thinner, drier skin. ↗

— Thandie Newton

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The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow. ↗

— William Osler

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Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die? Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom. ↗

— Alan Paton

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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ↗

— George S. Patton

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Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. ↗

— Jean Paul

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A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. ↗

— Plato

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