#wise

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Most evolving lineages, human or otherwise, when threatened with extinction, don't do anything special to avoid it. ↗

— George C. Williams

#avoid #evolving #extinction #human #most

You have this idea that you'd better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous. ↗

— Robin Williams

#dangerous #forget #idea #keep #otherwise

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether. ↗

— Roy H. Williams

#altogether #avoid #finds #him #how

I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#about #choices #critically #drowning #henceforth

Our greatest stupidities may be very wise. ↗

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive. ↗

— Wilbur Wright

#just #men #more #receive #rich

When I compliment you, I compliment myself, because I am who I associate with. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#compliment #flattery #funny #wise #funny

Look at those they call unfortunate and at a closer view, you'll find many of them are unwise. ↗