“The difference between death and other forms of human experience lies in this, that we can gain no information about it. The dead man is wise, but he is silent.” — Alexander Smith, “Of Death and the Fear of Dying,” Dreamthorp
Tag: wisdom
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“No, that is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.” — Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
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“It is the body that is old. Sometimes I am afraid I will break off a finger as one breaks a stick of chalk. And the spirit is no older and not much wiser.” — Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
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“It takes a long, long time to find wisdom because nobody knows where wisdom can be found.” — Alan Alda, “62nd Commencement Address,” Connecticut College (1980-06-01)
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“Mocking the wisdom that comes with age is a fit sport only for those who expect never to attain much of it themselves.” — Iain Banks, Inversions
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“Age does not bring wisdom, Ben, but it does give perspective.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness.” — Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
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“Experience makes more timid men than it does wise ones.” — Josh Billings, “Lobstir Sallad,” The Complete Works of Josh Billings
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“Wisdom is like frequent-flyer miles and scar tissue; if it does accumulate, that happens by accident while you’re trying to do something else.” — Barbara Kingsolver, “How to be Hopeful,” Commencement Address, Duke University (2008-05-11)
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“A desire not to butt into other people’s business is eighty percent of all human wisdom.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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