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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exception

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

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Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion? – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom. – Bernard De Voto

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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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The foolish sayings of a rich man pass for wise ones. – Proverb

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