#wisdom

Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. ↗

— John Cheever

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I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. ↗

— Peter Jennings

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But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall it continue for ever, and never have an end. ↗

— John Jewel

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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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No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks. ↗

— Erica Jong

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Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. ↗

— David Starr Jordan

#doing #knowing #next #virtue

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. ↗

— Michael Jordan

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Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity. ↗

— Sally Kirkland

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Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age. ↗

— Paul Klee

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