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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?
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the read more
Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never had.
Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never had.
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
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.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need the advice.
A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need the advice.
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
