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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.
A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a read more
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I read more
I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.