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Quote 3 Wisdom
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| Teacher | Date: Tuesday, 08.01.2013, 01:19 | Message # 1 |
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| “One’s first step in wisdom is to question everything – and one’s last is to come to terms with everything."
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist and Anglophile. He was the first to hold a professorship explicitly dedicated to experimental physics in Germany.
In Vino Veritas...
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| Darya | Date: Thursday, 10.01.2013, 23:43 | Message # 2 |
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| Therefore young blood accomplishes a feat and the old man wins the battle not going out of his room.
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| Former-Teacher | Date: Tuesday, 15.01.2013, 12:21 | Message # 3 |
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| Absolutely so! The more questions you ask, the more knowledge you get, the better you understand, the wiser you become. When you are wise, it means you have come to terms with everything and you stop conflicts with the world around. It doesn't mean you agree or surrender, you just continue being wise and start changing things in a wise way.
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| Asya | Date: Friday, 18.01.2013, 00:19 | Message # 4 |
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| Unfortunately, I couldn't find an English version, but this quote has reminded me of the Rubáiyát by Omar Khayyám (my favourite one):
Тот, кто с юности верует в собственный ум,
Стал, в погоне за истиной, сух и угрюм.
Притязающий с детства на знание жизни,
Виноградом не став, превратился в изюм
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| Former-Teacher | Date: Friday, 18.01.2013, 10:08 | Message # 5 |
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| A nice poemB)
I think I'm prone to feel the same and to a lot of speculations on matters of life, I don't believe my mind gets dry and grim, though!
I think one becomes more flexible and reactive, more thoughtful and easy-going, more inventive and resourceful, more sensitive and sensible, more influential and powerful, yet kinder and more sympathetic, more compassinate and responsive. The image of a dry raisin is the best image that could ever visit my mindB)
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| Asya | Date: Wednesday, 23.01.2013, 00:59 | Message # 6 |
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| I think it's one of the worst things ever: having a feeling that you know everything or at least everything in some field. That's just ridiculous! And moreover, it stops further development. But unfortunately, this irroneous life position exists, especially among the teengares. I just believe that the more you read and learn the more you doubt all the knowledge you have and the more questions arise daily in your head... which you can't answer. unfortunately. but fortunately as well))
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| Pashkaa | Date: Wednesday, 01.10.2014, 22:36 | Message # 7 |
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| It's impossible to know everything, of course, but you can reach certain success in one or several spheres of our life. I guess, there can't be such a way when you may say "now, I know everything", but it is a good aim to seek after. The most important thing is to have an interest and desire to learn something new. However, the term "wise" isn't the same as "smart", because knowledge is not only theoretical learning of some science or art. We mustn't forget about life experience, which determines the level of wisdom as well. To sum up, a wise person is one who has experienced and learnt a lot of things and, as a result, has reached a balance in his or her mind. Besides, this man always aspires to develop his or her personality, connections with surrounding people and intelect. 
Message edited by Pashkaa - Wednesday, 01.10.2014, 22:38 |
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