Quote by Joseph Addison
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but t

Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass. – Joseph Addison

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Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment. – Joseph Addison

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It is good even for old men to learn wisdom. – Aeschylus

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We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. – Dora Russell

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If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. – Abraham Maslow

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The doors of wisdom are never shut. – Benjamin Franklin

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