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.

And the load commended the unjust steward, because he had done
wisely: for the children of this world are read more

And the load commended the unjust steward, because he had done
wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation
wiser than the children of light.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and
any man who is read more

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and
any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.