Subject: Intelligence » Wisdom (Page 3)

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by the age of eighteen.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist
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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

(450 BC – 388 BC) Greek Athenian comic playwright
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Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.

(1908 – 1965) American broadcast journalist & newscaster
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… prepare to die.

Intelligence Proverbs Wisdom

Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity.

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Wisdom: Knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.

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Some coaches pray for wisdom; I pray for 260-pound tackles… they’ll give me plenty of wisdom.

(1932 – ) American football coach
Football Intelligence Sports Wisdom

Nothing wise was ever printed upon an apron.

(1973 – ) American comedian
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Some folks as they grow older grow wise, but most folks simply grow stubborner.

(1818 – 1885) humorist
Age Old Wisdom

And she's got brains enough for two, which is the exact quantity the girl who marries you will need.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist
Intelligence Wisdom

We know that the nature of genius is to provide idiots with ideas twenty years later.

(1897 – 1982) French writer
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We grow too soon old and too late smart.

Age Old Proverbs Wisdom

Philosophy: Common sense in a dress suit.

Definitions Intelligence Wisdom

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.

(427 BC – 347 BC) Greek author & philosopher
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