Quotes of the Day: On Wisdom

“The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity, and the brute by instinct.”-Cicero

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”-Socrates

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.”-Plato

“What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult, or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.”-Seneca the Younger

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