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Quote by Edmund Burke
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint. – Edmund Burke

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It is hard to say whether doctors of law or divinity have made the greater advances in the lucrative business of mystery. – Edmund Burke

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Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy. – Edmund Burke

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Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. – William Wordsworth

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Its very hard to know what wisdom is. – James Hillman

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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. – Proverb

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Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. – Charles Caleb Colton

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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off. – Carl Jung

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Nothing is so exhilarating in life as to be shot at with no result. – Sir Winston Churchill

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