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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Theologian

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"The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential. But on the other hand, knowledge of an apparently trivial detail quite often makes it possible to see into the depth of things. And so the wise man will seek to acquire the best possible knowledge about events, but always without becoming dependent upon this knowledge. To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom."

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Confucius Philosopher

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"As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances."

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Confucius Philosopher

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"We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any"

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Audrey Hepburn Actress, Humanitarian

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"Make-up can only make you look pretty on the outside but it doesn't help if your ugly on the inside. Unless you eat the make-up."

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Gabrielle Roth Dancer

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"Rhythm is our universal mother tongue. It's the language of the soul."

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Laozi Philosopher

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"The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice."

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Mark Twain Writer, Humorist

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"Distance lends enchantment to the view."

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Martin Luther Theologian

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"If we Christians would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters before the world and look rather on the despised and foolish things, help the poor, comfort the despised, and aid the neighbor in his need."

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Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer

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"God might grant us riches, honours, life, and even health, to our own hurt; for every thing that is pleasing to us is not always good for us. If he sends us death, or an increase of sickness, instead of a cure, Vvrga tua et baculus, tuus ipsa me consolata sunt. "Thy rod and thy staff have comforted me," he does it by the rule of his providence, which better and more certainly discerns what is proper for us than we can do; and we ought to take it in good part, as coming from a wise and most friendly hand."

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Benjamin Franklin Inventor, Statesman, Author

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"Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody."

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Napoleon Hill Author, Motivational Speaker

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"Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent."

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George Bernard Shaw Playwright, Critic

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"When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth."

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal Playwright, Poet

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"First to become capable of love, then to learn that body and spirit are one."

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Brian Tracy Author, Speaker

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"If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it's moving you away from your goals."

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Aristotle Philosopher

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"The fool tells me his reason; the wise man persuades me with my own."

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Shel Silverstein Poet, Songwriter, Author

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"Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth."

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Hunter S. Thompson Journalist, Author

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"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master."

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Aleister Crowley Occultist, Writer

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"The sot drinks, and is drunken: the coward drinks not, and shivers: the wise man, brave and free, drinks, and gives glory to the Most High God."

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poet, Playwright, Novelist

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"Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise."

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Jonathan Swift Satirist, Writer

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"A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart."

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