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Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children.
Kahlil Gibran
truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
Leo Tolstoy
He struck his temples with his fists and screamed: 'Haven't you ever seen a goddam DC converter? You can get them at Radio Shack for three bucks! Are you seriously trying to tell me you couldn't have made a simple DC converter when you can make your tractor fly and your typewriter run on telepathy? Are you?'Nobody thought of it!' she screamed suddenly.
Stephen King
Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
Queen Elizabeth
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
Aristophanes
Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.
Oliver Goldsmith
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.
Reinhold Niebuhr
The wise man says it cannot be done, but the fool goes and does it.
Source Unknown
Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is a tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.
What a wonderful world this would be if there were as many wise people as there are clever people.
Wise men are not always silent, but they know when to be.
You can buy education, but wisdom is a gift from God.
The best mind might be the wisest mind if it were a mind alone that produces wisdom.
Without wisdom, knowledge is more stupid than ignorance.
Understanding the limitations of human beings as well as understanding your own is the beginning of true wisdom.
Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied.
Many people might have attained wisdom had they not assumed they already had it.
If wisdom were on sale in the open market, the stupid would not even ask the price.
The wisest have the most authority
Plato