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Wisdom Quotes by John Adams
- I must judge for myself, but how can I judge, how can any man judge, unless his mind has been opened and enlarged by reading.
- There are persons whom in my heart I despise, others I abhor. Yet I am not obliged to inform the one of my contempt, nor…
- I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will preserve their happiness in a…
- Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the dictate of wisdom, and is necessary to the practice of…
- Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties;…
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
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- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- Whoever travels without a guide, needs two hundred years for a two-day journey. — Unknown Author
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle