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  2. List of Latin phrases (S) - Wikipedia

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    wisdom and eloquence: One of the mottos of the Ateneo schools in the Philippines. [2] sapientia et veritas: wisdom and truth: Motto of Christchurch Girls' High School, New Zealand. sapientia et virtus: wisdom and virtue: Motto of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. sapientia ianua vitae: wisdom is the gateway to life

  3. Know thyself - Wikipedia

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    And since men are made for wisdom and justice, and true wisdom is the recognition of God and the contemplation of nature, we should acknowledge that we need to know anatomy in which the causes of many actions and changes can be observed in ourselves.

  4. Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit - Wikipedia

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    The gift of wisdom corresponds to the virtue of charity. The gifts of understanding and knowledge correspond to the virtue of faith. The gift of counsel (right judgment) corresponds to the virtue of prudence. The gift of fortitude corresponds to the virtue of courage. The gift of fear of the Lord corresponds to the virtue of hope.

  5. List of university and college mottos - Wikipedia

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    Knowledge is the adornment and safeguard of the empire James College, York: Oderint Dum Metuant: Latin Let them hate, so long as they fear Jesus College, Cambridge: Prosperum iter facias: Latin May your journey be successful John Snow College, Durham: Per scientiam et prudentiam quaere summam: Latin To seek the highest through knowledge and ...

  6. Prajñā (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    knowledge or wisdom that is acquired from thought or logic and reasoning. paññā from spiritual development (bhāvanā-maya-paññā) knowledge or wisdom that is acquired from direct spiritual experience. Fifth-century Theravada commentator Buddhaghosa states that this category of knowledge is produced from higher meditative absorptions. [12]

  7. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.

  8. I know that I know nothing - Wikipedia

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    Socrates, since he denied any kind of knowledge, then tried to find someone wiser than himself among politicians, poets, and craftsmen. It appeared that politicians claimed wisdom without knowledge; poets could touch people with their words, but did not know their meaning; and craftsmen could claim knowledge only in specific and narrow fields.

  9. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by the university. It is also used for a university's traditional school anthem. alter ego: another I: i.e., another self, a second persona or alias. Can be used to describe different facets or identities of a single character, or different characters who seem ...