Wisdom Quotes

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You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the… — Ethel Barrymore
I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom. — John Barrymore
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams
We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat. — Bernard Baruch
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. — Matsuo Basho
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and… — Saint Basil
Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will… — Saint Basil
Live your life fom your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls. — Melody Beattie
Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below. — Joseph Addison
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very… — Joseph Addison
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou… — Venerable Bede
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. — Henry Ward Beecher
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. — Henry Ward Beecher
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next. — Henry Ward Beecher
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… — Henry Ward Beecher
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. — Ludwig van Beethoven
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. — Ludwig van Beethoven
Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine. — Ludwig van Beethoven
The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers. — Ruth Benedict
Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom. — Walter Benjamin

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