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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. - Wi

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. – William James

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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. – William James

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Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom. – Walter Benjamin

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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. – Chinese Proverb

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Wisdom begins in wonder. – Socrates

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If they can prove that I am wrong by that time, I will give it up to their wisdom, but not after to any ones judgment, till I see the end of another year for the Lord will begin with a new century and I will see what he will do, before I will hearken to any mans judgment. – Joanna Southcott

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