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Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitte

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. – Anne Bradstreet

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If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. – Anne Bradstreet

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The wisdom of Gods Word is quite clear on believers being unequally yoked. And marrying someone who is not a Christian – who is not a daily disciple of Christ – is being unequally yoked, regardless of what their beliefs might be. – Pat Robertson

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One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers. – Wilfrid Sheed

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Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom. – Myrtle Reed

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A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise. – John Henry Newman

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