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2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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   A picture is worth a thousand words; A rising tide lifts all boats; A rolling stone gathers no moss; A ship in a harbour is safe, but that's not what a ship is for; A stitch in time (saves nine) A watched man never plays; A watched pot/kettle never boils; Absence makes the heart grow fonder; Absolute power corrupts absolutely (John Dalberg ...

3. Know thyself - Wikipedia

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   The Roman statesman Cicero (106–43 BC), in a passage from De Legibus which has been described as "clearly Stoic", [50] writes that "wisdom is the mother of all the virtuous arts ... for wisdom alone has taught us, among other things, the most difficult of all lessons, namely, to know ourselves". He goes on to explain that he who knows himself ...

4. Wisdom - Wikipedia

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   The Berlin Wisdom Paradigm is an expertise model of life wisdom. [48] [49] The Balance Theory of Wisdom [49] The Self-transcendence Wisdom Theory [49] The Three-dimensional Wisdom Theory [49] The H.E.R.O.(E.) Model of Wisdom [49] The Process View of Wisdom [49] The Integrating Virtue and Wit Theory of Wisdom [49]

5. Cardinal virtues - Wikipedia

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   Practical wisdom or prudence (phrónēsis) is the perspicacity necessary to conduct personal business and affairs of state. It encompasses the skill to distinguish the beneficial from the detrimental, to understand the attainment of happiness, and to discern the right course of action in every situation.

6. List of Classical Greek phrases - Wikipedia

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   The last words attributed to Archimedes (paraphrased from Valerius Maximus' Memorable Doings and Sayings). During the raid of Syracuse by the Romans, Archimedes was busy drawing mathematical circles. He was eventually attacked and killed by a Roman soldier as he was too engrossed in thought to obey the soldier's orders.

7. The most powerful words of wisdom from women leaders in 2023

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   The most powerful words of wisdom from women leaders in 2023. Emma Hinchliffe, Joseph Abrams. December 22, 2023 at 9:05 AM. Stuart Isett—Fortune. Good morning, Broadsheet readers!

8. List of Latin phrases (V) - Wikipedia

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   Words of Jesus Christ in John 14:6; motto of many institutions viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi: I will show you the way of wisdom: Motto of DePaul University: vice: in place of: The word refers to one who acts in the place of another. It is used as a separate word or as a hyphenated prefix, e. g., "Vice President" and "Vice-Chancellor". vice ...

9. Wisdom literature - Wikipedia

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   Critical Negative Wisdom (AKA "Vanity Literature" or "Wisdom in Protest") – A more pessimistic outlook, frequently expressing skepticism about the scope of human achievements, highlighting the inevitability of mortality, [2] advocating the rejection of all material gains, [5] and expressing the carpe diem view that, since nothing has ...