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Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and ...
Realising their lamps are going out, the foolish virgins ask the wise ones for oil, but they refuse, saying that there will certainly not (Greek ou mē) [4] be enough for them to share. While the foolish virgins are away trying to buy more oil, the bridegroom arrives. The wise virgins then accompany him to the celebration.
Do not let the bastards grind you down; Do not let the grass grow beneath (one's) feet; Do not look a gift horse in the mouth; Do not make a mountain out of a mole hill; Do not meet troubles half-way; Do not put all your eggs in one basket; Do not put the cart before the horse; Do not put too many irons in the fire; Do not put new wine into old ...
The desire to reach hearts is wise.” ... “Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.”
The Paradoxa Stoicorum (English: Stoic Paradoxes) is a work by the academic skeptic philosopher Cicero in which he attempts to explain six famous Stoic sayings that appear to go against common understanding: (1) virtue is the sole good; (2) virtue is the sole requisite for happiness; (3) all good deeds are equally virtuous and all bad deeds equally vicious; (4) all fools are mad; (5) only the ...
Diogenes Laërtius reported that there were seven individuals who were held in high esteem for their wisdom well before Plato's time. According to Demetrius Phalereus, it was during the archonship of Damasias (582/81 BCE) that the seven first become known as "the wise men", Thales being the first so acknowledged. [11]
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that talks with the United States were "not smart, wise, or honorable", days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he ...
Hours after he won the 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award at the league’s honors ceremony, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead was in the New Orleans community with his ...