Wisdom of the Ages...quotes
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To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches,increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.
Akhenaton
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Saint Augustine
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A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.
Herb Caen
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In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.
Lord Chesterfield
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There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
Charles Dickens
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.
Juvenal
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Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
Doug Larson
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It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
Mahfouz Naguib
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No man was ever wise by chance.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
Sophocles
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Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.
Tobias Smollett
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