- Nov 07, 2020
Wisdom Quotes
On wisdom gained through age and patience.
One quote here frames aging itself as a kind of accumulation - experience and wisdom worn like notches, alongside real comfort in one's own skin. Related reading: Experience.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A promise made is a debt unpaid.
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- Nov 07, 2020
F. Lee Bailey had been an inspiration to me. It was my desire to have him behind the scenes, to rely on his great wisdom and his brainpower, but I did not feel he should be in the courtroom.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every speaker has a mouth; An arrangement rather neat. Sometimes it's filled with wisdom. Sometimes it's filled with feet.
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the men and women of the FBI, bravery is reflected not only in the physical courage often necessary in the job. It can be seen in the courage of conviction, in the courage to act with wisdom in the face of fear, and in the courage it takes to admit mistakes and move forward.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Slow and steady wins the race.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America - except whether we are proud to be Americans.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think we do need to try to not just rely on the central bank to, in its wisdom, adjust interest rates, but allow for people to avoid being exposed to inflation risk.
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- Nov 07, 2020
How do you rate works of genius? Partly by personal inclination, partly by accepted wisdom, partly by popularity.
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- Nov 07, 2020