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    William Shakespeare
    “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
    ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
    tags: wisdom
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    Socrates
    “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
    ― Socrates
    tags: knowledge, wisdom
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    Langston Hughes
    “Hold fast to dreams,
    For if dreams die
    Life is a broken-winged bird,
    That cannot fly.”
    ― Langston Hughes
    tags: dreams, hope, inspiration, knowledge, wisdom
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    Albert Einstein
    “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: knowledge, learning, understanding, wisdom
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Never laugh at live dragons.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien
    tags: dragons, wisdom
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    Patrick Rothfuss
    “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
    ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
    tags: fear, name-of-the-wind, patrick-rothfuss, wisdom
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    Jane Austen
    “Angry people are not always wise.”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
    tags: anger, jane-austen, wisdom
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    Confucius
    “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
    ― Confucious
    tags: wisdom
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    Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
    “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
    ― Rumi
    tags: change, cleverness, misattributed, self, wisdom, world
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    Leo Tolstoy
    “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”
    ― Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata
    tags: beauty, delusion, goodness, lies, self-deception, wisdom
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    Lao Tzu
    “Knowing others is intelligence;
    knowing yourself is true wisdom.
    Mastering others is strength;
    mastering yourself is true power.”
    ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
    tags: wisdom
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    Friedrich Nietzsche
    “The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche
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    Albert Einstein
    “It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: intelligence, learning, wisdom
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    Confucius
    “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
    ― Confucius
    tags: wisdom
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    H.L. Mencken
    “The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.”
    ― H.L. Mencken
    tags: age, humor, old, wisdom
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    Socrates
    “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
    ― Socrates
    tags: amazement, wisdom, wonder
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    Cassandra Clare
    “All knowledge hurts.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
    tags: city-of-bones, disillusionment, experience, knowledge, wisdom
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    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    “Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”
    ― Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Literary Remains
    tags: common-sense, wisdom
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    Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
    “This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”
    ― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
    tags: wisdom
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    Leo F. Buscaglia
    “Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
    ― Leo F. Buscaglia
    tags: inspiration, wisdom
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    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    “If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”
    ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
    tags: books, intelligence, wisdom
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    Marcus Aurelius
    “The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”
    ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
    tags: history, rome, soul, thoughts, wisdom
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    Thomas Jefferson
    “Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.”
    ― Thomas Jefferson
    tags: books, honesty, wisdom
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    Oscar Wilde
    “The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.”
    ― Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose
    tags: curiosity, epigram, tabloid-journalism, wisdom
    1459 likes

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    Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
    “Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.”
    ― Rumi
    tags: islam, wisdom
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    Theodore Roosevelt
    “The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.”
    ― Theodore Roosevelt
    tags: decisiveness, inaction, just-do-it, timidity, wisdom
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    George Orwell
    “The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”
    ― George Orwell, In Front of Your Nose: 1945-1950
    tags: humanity, truth, wisdom
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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    “People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.”
    ― Jean Jacques Rousseau
    tags: wisdom
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    Roy T. Bennett
    “Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett
    tags: inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, life-quotes, living, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking, thoughts, wisdom, wise, words, words-of-wisdom
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
    tags: foolishness, gandalf, reductionism, wisdom
    1171 likes



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