Life is about acquiring wisdom

• Wisdom is knowledge and judgement usually acquired from personal experience.
• Acquiring wisdom is one of the great purposes of life.
• Life teaches wisdom to those ready to learn.

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Wisdom is the greatest treasure

• Wisdom is a true form of wealth.
• Wisdom is a true virtue.

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Wisdom knows and understands

• Wisdom understands.
• Wisdom recognises truth.
• Wisdom recognises illusion.
• Wisdom anticipates and foresees.
• Wisdom knows what to ignore and eliminate.
• Wisdom knows itself.

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Wisdom listens, observes and learns

• Wisdom observes.
• Wisdom listens.
• Wisdom knows when to keep its mouth shut.
• Wisdom never stops learning and applies what it learns.
• Wisdom learns from those who have gone before and those alive today.
• Wisdom learns from quotations.
• Wisdom cultivates itself.

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Wisdom grows from life experience

• Wisdom cannot be imparted but must be discovered for oneself.
• Wisdom grows from personal experience although the lessons of experiences can be expensive.
• Wisdom grows from foolishness and from lessons learned from mistakes and failure.
• Wisdom learns from the experience and mistakes of others.

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Wisdom is humble and remains open minded.

• Wisdom is humble, realising it can blunder.
• Only fools think they are wise.
• Wisdom recognises how little it knows.
• True wisdom knows what it does know.
• Wisdom sometimes chooses to conceal itself.
• Wisdom remains open minded to the wisdom of others, knowing that all are wise in something.
• Wisdom is willing to change its mind.
• Wisdom understands when to ask questions.
• Wisdom asks for advice if it is needed.

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Wisdom is patient and deliberate, then takes action

• Wisdom has good judgement and sense.
• Wisdom is common sense in uncommon degree.

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Wisdom is beautiful and kind

• Wisdom is true and beautiful.
• Wisdom is kind and generous.
• Wisdom gives back.

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Wisdom knows how to embrace and enjoy life

• Wisdom knows how to be happy, content and fulfilled.
• Wisdom appreciates and embraces life, especially the simple things.
• Wisdom has perspective on life.

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Wisdom is courageous

• Wisdom conquers fear.
• Wisdom dares to be a fool.

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Wisdom is far more than mere knowledge

• Wisdom goes deeper than knowledge.
• Without wisdom, knowledge is useless.
• Wisdom is knowledge plus life experience.
• Wisdom is knowledge practically applied.
• Wisdom is knowledge distilled and synthesised.
• Wisdom uses knowledge to live a fuller life.

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Places where wisdom is found

• Wisdom is found in calmness and equanimity.
• Wisdom is found in stillness.
• Wisdom is found in reason and clear thinking.
• Wisdom is found in intuition and in the feelings of the heart.
• Wisdom is found in the body.
• Wisdom is found in joy and delight.
• Wisdom is found in goodness.
• Wisdom is found through pain.
• Wisdom is often found in the old but not always.
• Wisdom is found in necessity.
• Wisdom is often found in the experience that comes from age but not always.

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True wisdom

• True wisdom is just.
• True wisdom is paradoxical.
• True wisdom is rare.
• True wisdom is durable.
• True wisdom is timeless.
• True wisdom is in nature.
• True wisdom is discreet.
• True wisdom stands up for and lives by what it believes.

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