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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Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison. It is the people brought up in the gay intimacy of the slums who find prison so soul-destroying. – Evelyn Waugh

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He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise. – Quintus Ennius

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The result showed the wisdom of your orders. – John Bigelow

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I dont think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women because they will burn you, haha. – Jason Aldean

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The beginning of wisdom is to desire it. – Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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