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Quote by Maurice Maeterlinck
It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born o

It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom. – Maurice Maeterlinck

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All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing. – Maurice Maeterlinck

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Many a happiness in life, as many a disaster, can be due to chance, but the peace within us can never be governed by chance. – Maurice Maeterlinck

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

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As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that its a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building. – Jane Byrne

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Ive always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. – Peter Jennings

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Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. – William Wordsworth

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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. – Thomas Paine

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