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Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein
It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter hea

It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed Wisdom. And then I know exactly what is going to follow: Vanity of vanities, all is vanity. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didnt find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Truth
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Man has to awaken to wonder – and so perhaps do peoples. Science is a way of sending him to sleep again. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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But in its final creation it was not the part of the Fathers power to fail as though exhausted. It was not the part of His wisdom to waver in a needful matter through poverty of counsel. – Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

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The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything. – Milan Kundera

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Wisdom

No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks. – Erica Jong

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Wisdom

Id rather regret the things Ive done than regret the things I havent done. – Lucille Ball

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The word equality shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend its not the American way. – Martha Plimpton

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Ive reached a point in my life where its the little things that matter… I was always a rebel and probably could have got much farther had I changed my attitude. But when you think about it, I got pretty far without changing attitudes. Im happier with that. – Veronica Lake

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Ive always thought vampires were interesting because they live forever, theyre always well-financed, they dress well, you know what I mean? And theyre, like, cool. Usually vampire – youve never seen a broke vampire. Have you? – Michael Ealy

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The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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