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

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

Other quotes by Francis Quarles

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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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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Wisdom
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Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment. – Steve Albini

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Wisdom

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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Wisdom

If you have a vaccine or an antidote that people can benefit from, youre not going to want to keep it to yourself. Youre going to want to spread that wisdom or whatever to as many people as you can, so everybody can benefit from it. – will.i.am

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Wisdom

I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom. – John Barrymore

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Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. – Ambrose Bierce

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Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations. – David Gerrold

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A crying baby is the best form of birth control. – Carole Tabron

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Baby or Adoption

Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that gives them a sixth sense of what the creature is going to do, so they can be ready to follow. – David Attenborough

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History