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It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides. ↗

— Robert E. Lee

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The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom. ↗

— George MacDonald

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Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom. ↗

— Maurice Maeterlinck

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

— Nelson Mandela

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If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. ↗