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Quote by Gustave Courbet
I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom I am one who is

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients. – Gustave Courbet

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Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. – Gustave Courbet

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The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. – Gustave Courbet

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The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions. – John A. Simone, Sr.

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For the subtlest folly proceeds from the subtlest wisdom. – John Webster

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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability. – Plautus

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Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes. – Richard Cecil

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