#wisdom

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe. ↗

— Lord Salisbury

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Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. ↗

— George Santayana

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Wisdom comes by disillusionment. ↗

— George Santayana

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The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. ↗

— George Santayana

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Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of openness, of social justice and of equal opportunity. ↗

— Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.

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