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Ezra Taft Benson Quote: “In the beginning, Adam was instructed…”

In the beginning, Adam was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow – not Eve. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a mother’s place is in the home!

October 26, 2021 1899, American, August 4, Ezra Taft Benson, Quotes by Leaders

Francis Bacon Quote: “A prudent question is one-half of…”

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

October 21, 2021 1561, English, Francis Bacon, January 21, Quotes by Philosophers

Socrates Quote: “Wisdom begins in wonder….”

Wisdom begins in wonder.

October 9, 2021 469 BC, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers, Socrates

Parker Palmer Quote: “America’s freedom of religion, and freedom…”

America’s freedom of religion, and freedom from religion, offers every wisdom tradition an opportunity to address our soul-deep needs: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, secular humanism, agnosticism and atheism among others.

October 9, 2021 1939, American, Parker Palmer, Quotes by Educators

Friedrich Nietzsche Quote: “There is more wisdom in your…”

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

October 5, 2021 1844, Friedrich Nietzsche, German, October 15, Quotes by Philosophers

Thomas E. Mann Quote: “I don’t believe in a golden…”

I don’t believe in a golden mean; I don’t believe you find policy wisdom between two polar points. I don’t dismiss that possibility, but I look at the platform that’s so ideologically based, that’s so dismissive of facts, of evidence, of science, and it’s frankly hard to take seriously.

October 5, 2021 1944, American, Quotes by Sociologists, September 10, Thomas E. Mann

Khalil Gibran Quote: “Pain and foolishness lead to great…”

Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.

September 27, 2021 1883, January 6, Khalil Gibran, Lebanese, Quotes by Poets

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

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.

September 26, 2021 1914, March 31, Mexican, Octavio Paz, Quotes by Poets

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Quote: “The philosophy of life is this: …”

The philosophy of life is this: Life is not a struggle, not a tension… Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence.

September 21, 2021 1917, Indian, January 12, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Quotes by Philosophers

George Combe Quote: “They are few in the midst…”

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense.

September 2, 2021 1788, American, George Combe, October 21, Quotes by Educators

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