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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne
French
Philosopher
Born:
Feb 28
,
1533
Died:
Sep 13
,
1592
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For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
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He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
Aeschylus
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Heart
Grace
Will
Drop
Own
Pain
Despair
Our
Must
He
Learns
Falls
Forget
Cannot
Against
Us
Who
Even
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Awful
Sleep
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Wisdom
God
Me
Change
Courage
Know
Accept
Difference
Cannot
Grant
Serenity
Things
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson
Wisdom
Truth
Honesty
Honesty Is
Book
Chapter
First
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
Buddha
Happiness
Wisdom
Health
Good
Family
Good Health
Man
Peace
True Happiness
Discipline
Mind
Will
First
Own
Control
Enjoy
Virtue
Way
Must
Find
He
True
Come
Him
His
Naturally
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Enlightenment
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
John Wooden
Wisdom
God
Grateful
Humble
Be Grateful
Be Humble
Be Careful
Given
Conceit
Talent
Fame
God-Given
Careful
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Henry David Thoreau
Wisdom
You
Matters
See
Look
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
Nelson Mandela
Wisdom
Good
Heart
Good Heart
Head
Combination
Always
Formidable
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
John Muir
Wisdom
Nature
Walk
Every
Seeks
More
He
Than
Far
Receives
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
George Bernard Shaw
Wisdom
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Wise
Responsibility
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