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Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.
We give advice but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
Quotes By Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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A work can become modern only if it is first postmodern. Postmodernism thus...
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Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a...
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The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures they are safe...
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You can find women who have never had an affair but it is hard to find a...
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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One can find women who have never had one love affair but it is rare indeed...
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of...
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However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with yet...
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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and...
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When we disclaim praise it is only showing our desire to be praised a second...
Quotes About Wisdom
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Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual...
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Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.
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This ceremony and the intellectual aura associated with the Nobel Prizes have...
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Knowledge is a process of piling up facts wisdom lies in their simplification.
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In regard of the rich grace and wisdom of his love toward his people for who...
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One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so...
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I think in conventional magazine wisdom you need to have a redesign every...