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Robert Frost Quote: “A poem begins in delight and…”

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

December 7, 2019 1874, American, March 26, Quotes by Poets, Robert Frost

William Blake Quote: “The road of excess leads to…”

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

December 2, 2019 1757, English, November 28, Quotes by Poets, William Blake

Robert Frost Quote: “The figure a poem makes. It…”

The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom… in a clarification of life – not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion.

December 1, 2019 1874, American, March 26, Quotes by Poets, Robert Frost

Octavio Paz Quote: “Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor…”

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary.

November 29, 2019 1914, March 31, Mexican, Octavio Paz, Quotes by Poets

Hans Jonas Quote: “The will to set values and…”

The will to set values and the power to make them law are jointly at the bottom of all operative norms. When linked to divine wisdom, this source of moral law is still in safe hands which man can trust.

November 28, 2019 1903, German, Hans Jonas, May 10, Quotes by Philosophers

William Penn Quote: “He who is taught to live…”

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father’s wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father’s care.

November 11, 2019 1644, English, October 14, Quotes by Leaders, William Penn

Wilfred Grenfell Quote: “Courage is always the surest wisdom….”

Courage is always the surest wisdom.

November 11, 2019 1865, February 28, Quotes by Activists, Welsh, Wilfred Grenfell

Aristotle Quote: “The virtue of justice consists in…”

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

November 9, 2019 384 BC, Aristotle, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Thomas Reid Quote: “And, if we have any evidence…”

And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also.

November 5, 2019 1710, April 26, Quotes by Philosophers, Scottish, Thomas Reid

William Blake Quote: “The hours of folly are measured…”

The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.

October 31, 2019 1757, English, November 28, Quotes by Poets, William Blake

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