"Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass."
― Joseph Addison
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Wisdom
More From Joseph Addison
- "No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority."
- "Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense."
- "It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution."
More In Wisdom
- "Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away."― Arthur Helps
- "If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit."― Charles Stanley
- "The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds."― John F. Kennedy