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Wisdom Quotes

A Select Collection of Wisdom Quotes

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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

Yiddish Proverb
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back or a fool from any side.

Spanish Proverb
Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.

Sidney Lovett
Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands - a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream. There will come to you wisdom and patience and solace and, above all, the assurance that you are not alone in the world.

Edward R. Murrow
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.

Confucius
Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Bertrand Russell
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of he main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Swedish Proverb
Fear less, hope more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.

Oprah Winfrey
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Paul Boese
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

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