The contradiction of life

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.

Soren Kierkegaard

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Serenity, Courage and Wisdom

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Reinhold Niebuhr

Courage is the key

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble.

Courage is the foundation of integrity.

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Enjoy learning

To be fond of learning is near to wisdom.

Confucius

This has not that much to do with your school education, although it can be applied there.

It is more about a general interest in learning new things and in understanding how things work. Foster that interest and never stop learning.

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Having it all

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?

Adam Smith

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The important factors

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.

David Starr Jordan

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Knowledge vs. Wisdom

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

Martin Fischer

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Be a teacher

If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others.

Tyron Edwards

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Prepare well!

An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure.
Benjamin Franklin

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About knowledge

Our vision is more obstructed by what we think we know than by our lack of knowledge.

Kristen Stendahl

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