Quote by Thomas Huxley
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The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box. – Thomas Huxley

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I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men. – Thomas Huxley

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I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer. – Thomas Huxley

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Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester. – Francis Quarles

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A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise. – John Henry Newman

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Remembering is painful, its difficult, but it can be inspiring and it can give wisdom. – Paul Greengrass

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Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it. – Doug Larson

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