"This is perhaps the most profound meaning of the book of Job, the best example of wisdom." ― Paul Ricoeur Topic(s): Wisdom More From Paul Ricoeur "But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny." "Testimony should be a philosophical problem and not limited to legal or historical contexts where it refers to the account of a witness who reports what he has seen." "Wisdom finds its literary expression in wisdom literature." More In Wisdom "A prudent question is one-half of wisdom."― Francis Bacon "I’m someone who’s done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s."― Elizabeth McGovern "In order to have wisdom we must have ignorance."― Theodore Dreiser