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    Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

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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.

by Peter Jennings Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.

Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.

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A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.

A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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rnAll my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in read more

rnAll my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.rnAbraham LincolnrnNature, Mind, ThoughtrnI destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.rnAbraham LincolnrnFriends, DestroyrnI'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.rnAbraham LincolnrnBack, Walk, SlowrnI do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

by Sophocles Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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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.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Wisdom Sayings,
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I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I read more

I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.

by Troy Polamalu Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; read more

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.

by Confucius Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

by Publilius Syrus Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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