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    What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.

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A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.

by Gian Carlo Menotti Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.

Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.

by Tobias Smollett Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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He taketh wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the
froward is carried headlong.

He taketh wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the
froward is carried headlong.

by Bible Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days.

We are to seek wisdom and understanding only in the length of days.

by Robert Hall Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

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The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.

The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.

by John A Simone, Jr. Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

by Lactantius Firmianus Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach
wisdom.

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach
wisdom.

by Bible Found in: Day Quotes, Wisdom Quotes,
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A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.

A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.

by Sir Thomas Browne Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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