Quotes and sayings about tag  wisdom

Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.

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He who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it.

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I thought to myself: I am wiser than this man; neither of us probably knows anything that is really good, but he thinks he has knowledge, when he has not, while I, having no knowledge, do not think I have.

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For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.

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The small wisdom is like water in a glass:clear, transparent, pure.The great wisdom is like the water in the sea:dark, mysterious, impenetrable.

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From the mouths of the innocents flows truth.

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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up

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And thus, the actions of life often not allowing any delay, it is a truth very certain that, when it is not in our power to determine the most true opinions we ought to follow the most probable.

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Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.Listen to it carefully.

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Don’t take the high ground and assume you already know what you’ll do. The truth is, when it comes to someone you love, you’ll find there isn’t anything you won’t do.

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A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone.

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But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.

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He hated when his own advice applied to himself.

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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

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Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions. That’s why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons – Fear and Panic – were spawned from both war and love.

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Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.

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No,’ Nico said. ‘Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that’s the trick.’ As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could’ve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up.

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It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!

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I look back now and realize that the gift of a true friend is that she sees you not the way you see yourself or the way others see you. A true friend sees you for who you are and who you can become.

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Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.

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Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.

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Silence does not always mark wisdom.

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Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

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Sometimes you weren't supposed to share pain. Sometimes it was best just to deal with it alone.

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The future was one thing that could never be broken, because it had not yet had the chance to be anything.

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Yeah. I mean, acknowledging is easy. Something happened or it didn't. But understanding... that's where things get sticky.

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