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“Wisdom comes by disillusionment.”
George Santayana quotes (Spanish born American Philosopher, Poet and Humanist who made important contributions to aesthetics, speculative philosophy and literary criticism. 1863-1952)
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“By 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 most bitter.”
Confucius quotes (China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC)
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“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
Andre Gide quotes (French writer, humanist and moralist, 1947 nobel prize for literature, 1869-1951)
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“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
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“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”
William James quotes (American Philosopher and Psychologist, leader of the philosophical movement of Pragmatism, 1842-1910)
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“Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.”
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“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
Epictetus quotes (Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics, AD 55-c.135)
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“The fool wonders, the wise man asks.”
Benjamin Disraeli quotes (British Prime Minister and Novelist. 1804-1881)
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“The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.”
kates7385 George Santayana quotes (Spanish born American Philosopher, Poet and Humanist who made important contributions to aesthetics, speculative philosophy and literary criticism. 1863-1952)
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“We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible”
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“The wise speak only of what they know.”
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