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Wisdom is like
electricity. There is no permanently wise man, but men
capable of wisdom, who, being put into certain company, or
other favorable conditions, become wise for a short time, as
glasses rubbed acquire electric power for a while.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803-1882, American Poet,
Essayist
Let us be
poised, and wise, and our own, today.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803-1882, American Poet,
Essayist
A wise man is
he who does not grieve for the thing which he has not, but
rejoices for those which he has.
-- Epictetus
50-120, Stoic Philosopher
He who
exercises wisdom exercises the knowledge which is about God.
-- Epictetus
50-120, Stoic Philosopher
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Among mortals
second thoughts are wisest.
-- Euripides
BC 480-406, Greek Tragic Poet
Wisdom is
knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your
speech.
-- Evangel
Wisdom is
meaningless until our own experience has given it meaning.
-- Bergen Evans
American Author
Timing, degree
and conviction are the three wise men in this life.
-- R. I. Fitzhenry
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