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Wisdom

«There is no object that we see; no action that we do; no good that we enjoy; no evil that we feel, or fear, but we may make some spiritual advantage of all: and he that makes such improvement is wise, as well as pious.»
Author: Anne Bradstreet | About: Action, Wisdom | Keywords: pious
«The study of Japanese thought is the study of Indian thought.»
«The time to change was yesterday; the time to wake up is now.»
Author: Judge Judy (Judge, Lawyer) | About: Change, Time, Wisdom
«There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.»
«There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear»
«The wise are doubtful.»
Author: Plato (Philosopher) | About: Wisdom
«There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant»
«There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.»
«There's not one wise man among twenty will praise himself.»
«The sun itself sees not till heaven clears.»