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God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
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Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971), in a sermon in 1943
Science is one thing, wisdom is another. Science is an edged tool, with which men play like children, and cut their own fingers.
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Sir Arthur Eddington (1882 - 1944), Attributed in Robert L. Weber "More Random Walks in Science", 1982
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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Aristophanes (450 BC - 388 BC)
Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.
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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
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Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.
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Hugo De Groot (1583 - 1645)
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Where duty is plain, delay is both foolish and hazardous; where it is not, delay may provide both wisdom and safety.
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Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894)
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Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions.
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Bias
It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)
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Innocence dwells with Wisdom, but never with Ignorance.
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William Blake (1757 - 1827)
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