Quote by Wallace Stegner
Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount no

Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus. – Wallace Stegner

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I believe we have become paralyzed, paralyzed by our desire to be loved. Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this countrys principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times. – Chris Christie

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Wisdom

The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Wisdom

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. – Plutarch

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Wisdom

Great wisdom is generous petty wisdom is contentious. – Zhuangzi

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Wisdom

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I spend as much time with my kids as any mom who stays home. I only work during the hours theyre at school, but there is always the sense of trying to catch up with all their stuff and not only organize my work life but also their school lives. – Patricia Heaton

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For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver. – George Ade

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