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The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history therefore we must be saved by faith. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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The foolish sayings of a rich man pass for wise ones. – Proverb

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The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. – George Santayana

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You know how people always talk about how vision is the key to entrepreneurship and perseverance and really seeing what other people dont see? We can actually redeem a fair amount of that folk wisdom. – Eric Ries

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One must spend time in gathering knowledge to give it out richly. – Edward C. Steadman

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