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The wisdom of the wise, and the exp…

25 Jan , 2017  

The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Disraeli , British politician (1804 – 1881)

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There is a difference between happi…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Francis Bacon , English author, courtier, & philosopher (1561 – 1626)

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There is an alchemy in sorrow. It c…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: Pearl Buck , US novelist in China (1892 – 1973)

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There is no great concurrence betwe…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Francis Bacon , English author, courtier, & philosopher (1561 – 1626)

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N. Sri Ram

There is no wisdom without love….

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no wisdom without love. Great short quote and quotation by: N. Sri Ram ,

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There is this difference between ha…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is this difference between happiness and wisdom, that he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he who thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. Great short quote and quotation by: C. C. Colton ,

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Confucius, Analects

They must often change who would be…

25 Jan , 2014  

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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W. M. L. Jay

Though a good motive cannot sanctio…

24 May , 2012  

Though a good motive cannot sanction a bad action, a bad motive will always vitiate a good action. In common and trivial matters we may act without motives, but in momentous ones the most careful deliberation is wisdom. Great short quote and quotation by: W. M. L. Jay ,

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Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

Through me you pass into the city o…

19 Dec , 2011  

Through me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric moved: To rear me was the task of power divine, Supremest wisdom, and primeval love. Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, and […]

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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom …

13 Oct , 2011  

Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity. Great short quote and quotation by: Cato the Elder , Roman orator & politician (234 BC – 149 BC)

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Marilyn vos Savant

To acquire knowledge, one must stud…

13 Oct , 2011  

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. Great short quote and quotation by: Marilyn vos Savant ,

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To be a philosopher is not merely t…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, not even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry David Thoreau , US Transcendentalist author (1817 – 1862)

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