Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom. – Julia Ward Howe

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Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun. – Franz Grillparzer

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We dont pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all humans… starting with the president, Mohammed Morsi, and all officials, and for God to give everyone wisdom and responsibility to manage the affairs of this country and its people in true Egyptian spirit. – Pope Theodoros II

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I always see where I didnt do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. Thats a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that. – Vera Wang

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What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks. – Wade Davis

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