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    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.

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A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

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A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

by Abba Eban Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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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.

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Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal.

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal.

by Isocrates Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Fool Quotes, Wisdom Quotes,
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A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

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The highest form of wisdom is kindness

The highest form of wisdom is kindness

by The Talmud Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Wisdom Quotes,
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