#wisdom

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one. ↗

— Diogenes

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We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation. ↗

— William O. Douglas

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More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us. ↗

— George Eliot

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To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius. ↗

— Minna Antrim

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The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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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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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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Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom. ↗

— Walter Benjamin

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Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes. ↗

— Richard Cecil

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