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He bids fair to grow wise who has discovered that he is not so
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance
Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise
The doors of wisdom are never shut
The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession
They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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