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The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek u

The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought. – Edward Young

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One to destroy, is murder by the law and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe to murder thousands, takes a specious name, Wars glorious art, and gives immortal fame. – Edward Young

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

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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa. – M. Scott Peck

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The most excellent and divine counsel, the best and most profitable advertisement of all others, but the least practiced, is to study and learn how to know ourselves. This is the foundation of wisdom and the highway to whatever is good. – Pierre Charron

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People always blame the girl she should have said no. A monosyllable, but conventional wisdom has always been that boys cant manage it. – Anna Quindlen

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