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title: "4 Pursuit Wisdom Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [No one can lead a happy life, or even one that is bearable, without the pursuit of wisdom, and that the perfection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seneca-the-younger/no-one-can-lead-a-happy-life-or-even-one-that-is-bearable-without-the/)

[Seneca the Younger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seneca-the-younger/)

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> [With all respect to Mr. Jefferson, I would put the pursuit of wisdom ahead of the pursuit of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-fuller/with-all-respect-to-mr-jefferson-i-would-put-the-pursuit-of-wisdom/)

[Edmund Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-fuller/)

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> [“For modern people the pursuit of wisdom sounds like something you'd have to travel to Tibet for. To us, wisdom is mystical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-mark-bertrand/for-modern-people-the-pursuit-of-wisdom-sounds-like-something-you-d/)

[J. Mark Bertrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-mark-bertrand/)

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> [“Since the beginning of time men in pursuit of wisdom had routinely retreated to mountaintops, caves, and cabins in the woods. So,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amor-towles/since-the-beginning-of-time-men-in-pursuit-of-wisdom-had-routinely/)

[Amor Towles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amor-towles/)

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