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Wisdom Quotes by Mark Van Doren
- Wisdom before experience is only words; wisdom after experience is of no avail.
- There are two statements about human beings that are true: that all human beings are alike, and that all are different. On those two facts…
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love. — Paulo Coelho
- Wisdom is knowing that if you bend, you don't have to break. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow of… — Frederick Lenz
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine