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  • William James The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Bethany McLean The big banks advise cities about whether privatization is a wise choice. They also control the ability of states and cities to access the market for their financing needs.
    Bethany McLean
    American journalist (1970 - )
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  • Alexander Smith The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.
    Alexander Smith
    Scottish Poet, Author (1829 - 1867)
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  • Bhagavad Gita The disunited mind is far from wise; how can it meditate? How be at peace? When you know no peace, how can you know joy?
    Bhagavad Gita
    Indian Hindu storybook
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  • Anatole France The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.
    Anatole France
    French writer and Nobel laureate in literature (1921) (1844 - 1924)
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  • William Shakespeare The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • William Shakespeare The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • William Blake The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
    William Blake
    English poet (1757 - 1827)
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  • Buddha The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • J. Robert Oppenheimer The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; The wise grows it under his feet.
    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    American theoretical physicist and professor of physics (1904 - 1967)
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  • Miguel de Cervantes The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
    Miguel de Cervantes
    Spanish writer and poet (1547 - 1616)
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  • Thomas Carlyle The greatest event for the world is the arrival of a new and wise person.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Eric Hoffer The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • Benjamin Franklin The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Augustus Hare The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.
    Augustus Hare
    English writer (1834 - 1903)
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  • Jonathan Swift The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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  • Akhenaton The lips of the wise are as the doors of a cabinet; no sooner are they opened, but treasures are poured out before thee.
    Akhenaton
    Egyptian King, Monotheist (1372 - 1337)
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  • Tacitus The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.
    Tacitus
    Roman senator and historian (56 - 117)
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  • Theodor Reik The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love.
    Theodor Reik
    Austrian-American psychoanalyst (1888 - 1969)
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  • Malcolm X The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.
    Malcolm X
    American activist (1925 - 1965)
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