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We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us w

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. – Robert E. Lee

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However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue. – Wilhelm von Humboldt

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I feel increasingly like age is very irrelevant. Quite often, cynicism is confused with wisdom, and my scorn is confused with a knowing, which I dont have. – Laura Marling

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Wisdom is not what you know but how quickly you adjust when the opposite proves true. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Action should culminate in wisdom. – Bhagavad Gita

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