--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: ...choose your battles wisely and…" description: "\"“...choose your battles wisely and remember, what the heart knows, walks afar from reason. It simply is.”\" — Angelo Tsanatelis" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/angelo-tsanatelis-31261_epic-fantasy_choose-your-battles-wisely-and-remember_3453.jpg" --- # ...choose your battles wisely and remember, what the heart… ![“...choose your battles wisely and remember, what the heart knows, walks afar from reason. It simply is.” quote by Angelo Tsanatelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/angelo-tsanatelis-31261_epic-fantasy_choose-your-battles-wisely-and-remember_3453.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/angelo-tsanatelis-31261_epic-fantasy_choose-your-battles-wisely-and-remember_3453.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/angelo-tsanatelis-31261_epic-fantasy_choose-your-battles-wisely-and-remember_3453.jpg) > ““...choose your battles wisely and remember, what the heart knows, walks afar from reason. It simply is.”” [Angelo Tsanatelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelo-tsanatelis/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. 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