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    Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

by Aesop Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
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For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
desired are not to be compared with it.

by Bible Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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The wisdom of our ancestors.

The wisdom of our ancestors.

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The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.

The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.

by John A Simone, Jr. Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, read more

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.

by Laurence Sterne Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't read more

I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being?

by Gwyneth Paltrow Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young read more

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.

by Unknown Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as read more

We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure.

by Leo F. Buscaglia Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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