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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to 
hear the song of read more 
 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to 
hear the song of fools. 
Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the read more
Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His read more
God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
 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. 
I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind read more
I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind of wisdom is outrageous.
 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the 
masters of assemblies, which are read more 
 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the 
masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.