#wisdom

The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. ↗

— Norman Douglas

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The beginning of wisdom is to desire it. ↗

— Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. ↗

— Aristotle

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The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. ↗

— Jean Paul

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I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom. ↗

— Anatole France

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Honesty is the best policy. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom. ↗

— Anatole France

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You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself. ↗

— Teri Garr

#accept #error #find #goals #going

Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

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The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that's crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

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