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title: "3 Wisdom Seeking Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“If it be knowledge or wisdom one is seeking, then one had better go direct to the source. And the source is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/if-it-be-knowledge-or-wisdom-one-is-seeking-then-one-had-better-go/)

[Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/)

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> [It is wisdom that is seeking for wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/it-is-wisdom-that-is-seeking-for-wisdom/)

[Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/)

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> [“The vast body of literature, in every domain, is composed of hand-me-down ideas. The question — never resolved, alas! — is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/the-vast-body-of-literature-in-every-domain-is-composed-of-hand-me/)

[Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/)

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