Chapter 8
Wisdom
8.1 Knowledge1
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Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
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I learn by going where I have to go.
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Education is the movement from darkness to light.
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The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page.
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Knowing and not doing are equal to not knowing at all.
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Ignorance never settles a question.
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If you talk, you repeat what you already know. If you listen, you learn.
8.2 Truth2
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Plain and unvarnished are the words of truth.
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You have an ability to sense and know a higher truth.
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The truth is always bearable when told with compassion.
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Truth is what stands the test of experience.
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Love truth, but pardon error.
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Listen not to vain words of empty tongue.
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You have a air for adding a fanciful dimension to any story.
8.3 Perception3
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Your critical insights can provide the stimulus for change.
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Your dream life is rich listen to your dreams.
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Use moderation in everything you do.
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It is more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
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There are no faults in a thing we want badly.
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Behind an able man, there are always other able men.
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Carve you name on your heart and not on marble.
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You may fall into a spell of shininess Don't buy it.
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Listen not to vain words of empty tongue.
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If a true sense of value is to be yours it must come thru service.
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Courage comes through suffering.
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The world is an oyster, and you are its pearl.
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Every excess becomes a vice.
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All things in moderation even moderation.
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If you can't decide up or down try moving from side to side.
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Try a new system or different approach.
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Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.
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Luck is with you now. Act upon your instincts.
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The face of nature reflects all of life's ups and downs.
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You are contemplative and analytical by nature.
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The smart thing to do is to begin trusting your intuitions.
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You will soon be receiving sound spoken advice. Listen!
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A heavy burden is lifted with a phone message or letter.
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Many receive advice, only the wise profit by it.
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You are never selfish with your advice or your help.
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Example is better than advice.
8.4 Wisdom4
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The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.
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No one ever became wise by accident.
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There is no wisdom greater than kindness.
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Many receive advice, only the wise profit by it.
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If you bite the hand that feeds you, it won't taste as good as the food you were fed.
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A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
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Wise man is slow in choosing friends. Slower in changing.
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Life is like a good book. The further you get into it, the more it makes sense.
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Read a novel and learn more about life.
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The best profit of future is the past.
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Do not mistake temptation for opportunity.
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If a true sense of value is to be yours it must come thru service.
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In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
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A great man never ignores the simplicity of a child.
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Try not to stand on your own side during an argument.
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If you cannot find wisdom within, try the internet.
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Love is a thing that sharpens all our wits.
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Simplicity of character is the natural result of profound thought.
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
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Don't ever slam a door; you might want to go back.
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No one knows the story of tomorrow's dawn.
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A star is forever light. Like a star, let your wisdom shine.
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Avert misunderstandings by calm, poise and balance.
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Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.
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Speak only well of people and you need never whisper.
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You will be rewarded for being a good listener.
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Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.
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Ask for what you need with a whisper. It works!
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Think of mother's exhortations more.
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Every wise man started out by asking many questions.
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Burnt bridges are hard to cross.
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Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
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Turn your thoughts within find yourself.
NOTES:
1 This content is available online at <http://cnx.org/content/m31170/1.1/>.
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