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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. ↗

— William James

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Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors. ↗

— James Madison

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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them. ↗

— Gabriel Marcel

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Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

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Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy. ↗

— William Temple

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The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow. ↗

— William Osler

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Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die? Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom. ↗

— Alan Paton

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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ↗

— George S. Patton

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Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. ↗

— Jean Paul

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