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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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It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with all of political folly. – John George Nicolay

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This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdoms school. – Thomas Dekker

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The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid. – Marcus Aurelius

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Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests deep within the womb, wisdom is hidden by selfish desire. – Bhagavad Gita

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