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sodpoodle
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He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise. -Lao-Tze Wise people, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same life. - Aristophanes Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of the car is separate from the way the car is driven. -Edward De Bono We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already. G. C. Lichtenberg (174299), German physicist, philosopher. Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. Sandra Carey It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. Oliver Wendell Holmes Wisdom is easy to carry but difficult to gather. Czech Proverb You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. Naguib Mahfouz Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. Francis Bacon To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. Marilyn vos Savant Wise men speak when they have something to say. Fools speak when they have to say something. Plato