Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions.
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Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel.
If you have a vaccine or an antidote that people can benefit from, you’re not going to want to keep it to yourself. You’re going to want to spread that wisdom or whatever to as many people as you can, so everybody can benefit from it.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.
A wholesome oblivion of one’s neighbours is the beginning of wisdom.
Age does not bring you wisdom, age brings you wrinkles.