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Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
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.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, read more
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
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.
