The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. Ralph Waldo Emerson

• wisdom

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place. Abigail Van Buren

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• age

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Bertrand Russell

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Wisdom is knowing what to do next. Virtue is doing it. David Jordan

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A prudent person profits from personal experience, a wise one from the experience of others. Joseph Collins

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• experience

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. Plato

• wisdom
• self reliance
• happiness

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. Plutarch

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• mistakes

True wisdom is to know what is best worth knowing, and to do what is best worth doing. Edward Humphrey

• actions
• priorities
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• time management

Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means. Frances Hutcheson

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Our country has not ceased to glory in its strength, but it has come to a realization that it must have something more than numbers and wealth, something more than a fleet and an army, to satisfy the longing of the soul. It knows that to power must be added wisdom, and to greatness must be added morality. Calvin Coolidge

• morals
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• America

Knowledge and timber shouldn't be much used till they are seasoned. Oliver Wendell Holmes

• knowledge
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It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form correct judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity. Calvin Coolidge

• education
• knowledge
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• experience

When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer. Edmund Burke

• history
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Often a dash of judgment is better than a flash of genius. Howard Newton

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Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. Lord Chesterfield

• bragging
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There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear. Confucius

• bravery
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• fear
• virtue

If you isolate your problem from others, your chances of solving it are thin. Problems require wisdom, and wisdom requires perspective. Other people provide that perspective. Bill Russell

• problems
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• perspective

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. Marilyn vos Savant

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Patience is the companion of wisdom. Saint Augustine

• patience
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Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up. Kyle Farnsworth

• wisdom

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind. Albert Schweitzer

• positive thinking
• optimism
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• pessimism

Principles always have natural consequences attached to them. There are positive consequences when we live in harmony with the principles. There are negative consequences when we ignore them. But because these principles apply to everyone, whether or not they are aware, this limitation is universal. And the more we know of correct principles, the greater is our personal freedom to act wisely. Stephen Covey

• cause and effect
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• principle

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There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If you dispense your own wisdom, others often dismiss it; if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable. Randy Pausch

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Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group then to hell with them. Charlie Munger

• education
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In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time - none, zero. Charlie Munger

• education
• reading
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Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day. Charlie Munger

• reading
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Acknowledging what you don't know is the dawning of wisdom. Charlie Munger

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Reading and experience train your model of the world. And even if you forget the experience or what you read, its effect on your model of the world persists. Paul Graham

• reading
• wisdom
• experience

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The ability to take a lesson from one thing and transfer it to another is one of the most important disciplines. Josh Waitzkin

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You should not overlook the guidelines of your culture. Life is short, and you don't have time to figure everything out on your own. The wisdom of the past was hard-earned, and your dead ancestors may have something useful to tell you. Jordan Peterson

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