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Quote by Evelyn Waugh
He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation t

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich. – Evelyn Waugh

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One can write, think and pray exclusively of others; dreams are all egocentric. – Evelyn Waugh

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Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life. – George Arliss

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And when the world is created, it is created in such a way that those eternal objects of Gods loving wisdom become actualities – interacting with one another, relating to God in the finite realm. – Rowan D. Williams

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I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and not caring a straw about the rest. – John Buchan

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