#wisdom

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. ↗

— Aeschylus

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Memory is the mother of all wisdom. ↗

— Aeschylus

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Wisdom comes alone through suffering. ↗

— Aeschylus

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Of prosperity mortals can never have enough. ↗

— Aeschylus

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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. ↗

— Aesop

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As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better they should ignore Jobs's example and instead embrace the morality and wisdom of the great industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. ↗

— Eric Alterman

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Around '93, '94, the conventional wisdom about the Internet was that it was a toy for academics and researchers. So it was very, very underestimated for about two years. ↗

— Marc Andreessen

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I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

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