#wisdom

Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel. ↗

— Jane Porter

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If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power are immeasurably greater than that of man, and hence he is qualified to reign as king. ↗

— Orson Pratt

#beautiful #construct #god #greater #had

You know you're in lust when you're quick to fall into a reverie because dreams seem better than reality. ↗

— Emmanuel Aghado

#love #lust #reality #wisdom #dreams

People always blame the girl; she should have said no. A monosyllable, but conventional wisdom has always been that boys can't manage it. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#been #blame #conventional #conventional wisdom #girl

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#men #only #seek #those #truth

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek. ↗

— Dan Rather

#after #alligator #creek #crossed #until

Wisdom finds its literary expression in wisdom literature. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

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Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise. ↗

— Joan Rivers

#advice #any #counsel #deeply #feel

Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way. ↗

— George Crabbe

#way #will #wisdom

Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom. ↗

— Jean Giraudoux

#call #ears #education #every #hand