It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten th

It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories. – Georg C. Lichtenberg

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The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove ones self a fool the truest heroism is to resist the doubt and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago… I think if I feel any more free its simply because of the experiences that Ive had, and the wisdom Ive accumulated from that time. – Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Wisdom begins in wonder. – Socrates

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Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable. – John Patrick

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