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Wisdom Quotes

"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."

"A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent"

"A boor cannot be reverent. An ignoramus cannot be pious"

"Sometimes it comes to you first."

"The art of reading is to skip judiciously"

"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours"

"It is necessary to unlearn what we have learned because there is no substitute for experience"

"No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals."

"Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it."

"The paradox is one of our most valuable spiritual possessions"

"Only by questioning what we don't understand do we lead ourselves to discovery."

"Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent"

"One ought to be just before one is generous."

"Character is developed over time"

"High office teaches decision-making, not substance."

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