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No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price
of wisdom is above rubies.
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price
of wisdom is above rubies.
But these are foolish things to all the wise,
And I love wisdom more than she loves me;
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But these are foolish things to all the wise,
And I love wisdom more than she loves me;
My tendency is to philosophise
On most things, from a tyrant to a tree;
But still the spouseless virgin Knowledge flies,
What are we? and whence come we? what shall be
Our ultimate existence? What's our present?
Are questions answerless, and yet incessant.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, read more
Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
