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Quote by John Denham
Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety

Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use. – John Denham

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Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. – John Denham

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If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit. – Charles Stanley

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Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. – Gerald Brenan

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Wisdom

Now it is time to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and security as a basic right of all, also recognises that many of the most valuable things in life cannot be measured. – Michael D. Higgins

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Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom. – Rush Limbaugh

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Loyalty in a free society depends upon the toleration of disloyalty. – Alan Barth, The Loyalty of Free Man, 1951

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It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. – Stephen Hawking

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I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. Thats the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty… you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are. – J. D. Salinger

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I have only been funny about seventy four per cent of the time. Yes I think that is right. Seventy-four per cent of the time. – Will Ferrell

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