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Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. - Francis Quarles

Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. – Francis Quarles

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Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice. – Francis Quarles

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Anger
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If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail. – Francis Quarles

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God
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Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune. – Francis Quarles

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Fear
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Who is wise in love, love most, say least. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

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There are subjects in which I wish to become knowledgeable, and subjects in which I wish to remain wise. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Wisdom

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it. – Esther Williams

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As an instrument for practical action, law is responsive to the wisdom of its time, which may be wrong, but it carries forward, sometimes in opposition to this wisdom or passion, a memory of received values. – Edward Levi

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