#wisdom

When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable. ↗

— René Descartes

#rationality #truth #wisdom #logic

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought. ↗

— Matsuo Bashō

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Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever. ↗

— Joe Abercrombie

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Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. ↗

— George Eliot

#blessings #loquacity #remaining-silent #reticence #silence

No matter what you do, someone always knew you would. ↗

— Ami McKay

#small-town #truth #wisdom #birth

Reading a book is like having the ability to dip a straw into the author’s soul and sip and slurp without lowering the water table of wisdom.
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— Jarod Kintz

#books #reading #soul #wisdom #authority

The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest. ↗

— Patrick Jones

#different #metaphor #rebels #wisdom #authority

If your dreams are to hard to achieve, just achieve ↗

— Benny Bellamacina

#life #optimistic #philosophy #wisdom #dreams

L'homme qui n'a pas été anarchiste à seize ans est un imbécile. Mais c'en est un autre, s'il l'est encore à quarante. ↗

— Georges Clemenceau

#wisdom #anarchism

The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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