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Quote by George Santayana
Wisdom comes by disillusionment. - George Santayana

Wisdom comes by disillusionment. – George Santayana

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Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality. – George Santayana

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Kisses are a better fate than wisdom. – e. e. cummings

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Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way. – George Crabbe

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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe. – Aristophanes

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If they can prove that I am wrong by that time, I will give it up to their wisdom, but not after to any ones judgment, till I see the end of another year for the Lord will begin with a new century and I will see what he will do, before I will hearken to any mans judgment. – Joanna Southcott

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