#wisdom

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

— William James

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What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Our experience is composed rather of illusions that of wisdom acquired. ↗

— Joseph Roux

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Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained. ↗

— Joseph Roux

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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance. ↗

— Saadi

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Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. ↗

— George Santayana

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Wisdom comes by disillusionment. ↗

— George Santayana

#disillusionment #wisdom

The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. ↗

— George Santayana

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Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of openness, of social justice and of equal opportunity. ↗

— Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.

#achievement #american #american life #crucible #democratic

He read his mind. He's a strange sort of man, isn't he? It's not just the advice and the wisdom that he has. ↗

— Omar Sharif

#his #just #man #mind #read