Words of Wisdom

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Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you.

—Don Henley

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A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes he is no longer indispensable.

—Richard E. Byrd

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The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

—Benjamin Franklin

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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

—Tao Te Ching

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He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

—Tryon Edwards

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We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

—Samuel Smiles