A [traveler] met a wise man one day and said to him, "Sir, are you a wise man?" Whereupon the wise man bowed in thought awhile and then replied, "If I say that I am a wise man, then obviously i am not; but if I say that I am not a wise man, I shall not be telling the truth."
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Re: Wisdom
Wed, July 28, 2004 - 4:16 AM'Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens'
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Wed, July 28, 2004 - 4:32 AM"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."
-Mohandas K. Gandhi
"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be."
-Thomas Jefferson
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite."
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Wed, July 28, 2004 - 10:26 AMHe who knows others is wise;
He who know himself is enlightened.
Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu -
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Wed, July 28, 2004 - 10:32 AMYou saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
To him complexities seemed plain.
He cursed the hour that gave birth to him
And saw that everything was vain.
How great and wise was Solomon.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's wisdom that had brought him to this state.
How fortunate the man with none.
How Fortunate The Man With None
Bertolt Brecht
From the play "Mother Courage"
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Sun, August 8, 2004 - 6:15 AMYou are not thinking, you are merely being logical.
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Sun, August 8, 2004 - 9:41 PMA truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a Unicorn.
A wise man once said, "There are no wise men, you fool! Leave me alone."
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Mon, August 16, 2004 - 10:35 PMI cannot solve my problems with the same level of consciousness I had when I created them.
- a. einstein -
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Tue, September 7, 2004 - 5:43 AMWhat wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?
Jean Jacques Rousseau, philosopher and author (1712-1778)
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Tue, September 7, 2004 - 5:44 AMBy three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius, philosopher and teacher (c. 551-478 BC)
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Wed, September 8, 2004 - 11:43 AMI believe wisdom is of ancient days. It is passed down to us by our ancestors. Then it is refined with every generation. We can choose wisdom as she is the most beautiful gift of the universe. Her eyes see and know how to handle every situation. Just ask her, her anwsers are pure and correct. -
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Re: Wisdom
Wed, September 8, 2004 - 6:08 PMOne's first step in wisdom is to question everything and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Thu, November 4, 2004 - 11:02 PM"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet."
James Oppenheim
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Fri, November 5, 2004 - 3:03 AMenjoy the fruit of the vine and those around you. ;)
-bacchus
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Sat, September 8, 2007 - 1:31 AM
The nature of rain is that it is everywhere, yet it produces thorns in the hedgerows and flowers in the garden
An Irish Proverb (I think)
