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To embrace the whole world in friendship is wisdom. This wisdom is not changeable like the flowers that bloom and fade.

Conventional wisdom tells us to avoid taking unalterable action while at a low point in life. I have never been conventional.

I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I've probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I've got more experience. But I haven't really changed. I'm still driven by the same philosophy.

I'm so desperate for all the wisdom that only comes with age. But I can't do anything except wait for it.

Whether you're an athlete or a student, having an adult who believes in you and can give you advice and wisdom that is coming from a place of experience is an incredible asset to help guide you through your young life.

I went through a phase in my 20s when I was overdosing on self-help books, so it was really refreshing to read 'The Alchemist' because it was a novel, but it still had the same wisdom, wasn't patronising and didn't tell you how you should live your life.

I would like to do my own daily talk show. Wisdom is the gift of ageing; no young person can have or buy it. My success was and is self-evident. I'm alive. I've lived. I've thrived and have grown as a person. I'm now healthier than ever. Who can argue with that?

At the end of the day, if you're not spanking your child and instilling in them the ideas of selflessness, servitude, and wisdom, you're probably looking at a future P. Diddy in the making (maybe even a Keith Olbermann - take your pick).

I do think that the standard media is controlled by the conventional wisdom about global warming. We've come to believe - from reading a lot of articles and talking to a lot of scientists - that there's another side to be heard.

Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness: a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say 'no.' But saying 'yes' begins things. Saying 'yes' is how things grow.

I listen to the older people who talk to me. I call them my old heads, people with a lot of wisdom. They'll teach you a lot if you listen.

I've always enjoyed doing challenging things and also challenging common wisdom.

Only people who lack wisdom would say that a project should be pursued even if it leads to wanton destruction of forests.

Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.

The best wisdom is earned through experience, particularly mistakes.

Everyone talks about how, in your 30s, all of these growing pains transition into wisdom and you feel more self-assured and confident, but I think I had a bit of a jump-start on that at 27.

I think the conventional wisdom in the game is that Daniel Sturridge is a troubled, problem player. He's a very, very, very talented footballer but he's a divisive influence.

Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values.

The Ohio Legislature's passed a law to allow concealed weapons in day care centers, but interesting: this same Legislature, in its wisdom, doesn't allow concealed weapons in the statehouse.