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title: "3 Ground Wisdom Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [Our technological society has no longer any place in it for wisdom that seeks truth for its own sake, that seeks the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/our-technological-society-has-no-longer-any-place-in-it-for-wisdom/)

[Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/)

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> [“Simply by living life you will gain new experiences that are uniquely your own. Your vantage points along your journey will help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-c-young/simply-by-living-life-you-will-gain-new-experiences-that-are-uniquely/)

[Susan C. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-c-young/)

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> [“Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-lokos/understanding-the-true-nature-of-things-or-seeing-things-as-they/)

[Allan Lokos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-lokos/)

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