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To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

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السياسة فن السفالة الأنيقة ↗

— أنيس منصور

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Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them. ↗

— John Wooden

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‎Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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For even the very wise cannot see all ends. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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Now this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded... ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#sanity #wise

I hope I redeemed myself with the whole dancing-sex comparison.” “I suppose there were a couple of notable similarities,” I observed, holding a straight face. “A couple? What about attention to detail, heavy exertion, lots of sweat, and single-minded determinedness to get the job done and done well?” “Mostly I was thinking you just don’t talk during sex.” Mean perhaps, but I couldn’t resist. “Well, my mouth has better things to do.” I swallowed, my own mouth dry. “Are we still talking about dancing? ↗

— Richelle Mead

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A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

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Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#poetry #wise

Why didn’t you wake me up?' 'I thought you could use the rest. Besides, you were sleeping like the dead. You even drooled,' he added. 'On my shirt.' Clary‘s hand flew to her mouth. 'Sorry.' 'Its not often you get to see someone drool,' Jace observed. 'Especially with such total abandon. Mouth wide open and everything. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

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