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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. - Francis Bacon

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. – Francis Bacon

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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order. – Francis Bacon

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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives. – Cyril Connolly

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This is perhaps the most profound meaning of the book of Job, the best example of wisdom. – Paul Ricoeur

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The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove ones self a fool the truest heroism is to resist the doubt and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem. – Shmuel Y. Agnon

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