TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WISDOM»
The term «wisdom» is very widely used and occupies the
6.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «WISDOM»
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wisdom.
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.
Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.
What if Barack Obama established a Presidential Advisory Committee that would meet once every couple of months, bringing together the former presidents for a conference in order to seek their collective wisdom? There is a wealth of experience in former presidents that generally goes untapped.
It's funny, because in deference to conventional wisdom, I spent my struggling writer years trying to suppress my naturally baroque literary voice and write clean, spare prose. I finally gave up and embraced my baroque tendencies when I wrote the Kushiel series.
The most excellent and divine counsel, the best and most profitable advertisement of all others, but the least practiced, is to study and learn how to know ourselves. This is the foundation of wisdom and the highway to whatever is good.
This society in which we live is radically changing. What previous generations saw as evil is now embraced as being good. It is a dangerous and slippery slope upon which we stand when we reject what Solomon called the beginning of wisdom - the fear of God.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Conventional wisdom suggests the primary motivator for entrepreneurs is money or wealth creation and, in fact, much of the political debate tends to center around what kind of tax or regulatory policy changes will turn corporate suits into small business adventurers overnight.
The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISDOM»
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Originally published as part of the acclaimed Sheffield Guides series, this helpful study-guide is designed to meet the needs of students and general readers in a concise, accessible and affordable format.
Suffering from terminal ovarian cancer, Maia Ransom, a Michigan nurse, journeys to the Caribbean island of St. Croix to uncover the secrets of her family's history at their estate of Wisdom.
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The Book of Herbal
Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicine
Drawing on the healing traditions of Native Americans, Quakers, and the English, as well as botanical literature and his own observations, the author explains the medicinal uses of thirty-six herbs for alleviating a variety of ailments.
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Wisdom: Its Nature, Origins, and Development
This authoritative volume represents the only complete collection of psychological views on wisdom currently available.
Robert J. Sternberg, 1990
Taken together it's the ultimate source of self-improvement. Proverbs, precepts, maxims, saws, adages, and axioms. Polished over years of use, here are thousands of sayings that are just as true today as the day they were coined.
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The
Wisdom of the Desert
The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books—surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit.
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Handbook on the
Wisdom Books and Psalms
Now in paperback. "In this handbook Estes takes his readers by the hand to guide them through some of the more difficult books of the Old Testament.
This fascinating book examines the life of Padmasambhava (you know, Padma to his friends), the revered Indian teacher who brought Buddhism to Tibet, to illustrate the principle of crazy wisdom.
Chogyam Trungpa, Sherab Chodzin, 2001
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A Handbook of
Wisdom: Psychological Perspectives
Written from multiple perspectives, including psychology, philosophy, and religion, this book gives the reader an in-depth understanding of wisdom's past, present, and possible future direction within literature, science, and society.
Robert Sternberg, Jennifer Jordan, 2005
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Old Testament
Wisdom: An Introduction
"For decades, James Crenshaw's Old Testament Wisdom has been the premier introduction to the wisdom books of the Old Testament. That tradition continues with this newly updated edition.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISDOM»
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wisdom is used in the context of the following news items.
Andre Wisdom looking to impress Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers …
And Wisdom, who signed a new four-year contract with the Reds in May, is hoping his time at Carrow Road will improve his chances of breaking into Liverpool's ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Liverpool's Andre Wisdom close to joining Norwich on a season …
Andre Wisdom, left, and Nathaniel Clyne during Liverpool's pre-season tour to Australia. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Ramsey — Help and wisdom
Dear Dave: My husband broke a few ribs and his collarbone a couple of years ago when he flipped our ATV. He's fine now, but we still have about $20,000 in ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
The Top Words Of Wisdom For New Graduates
... maybe drawing on ancient wisdom is all you need to sound up-to-date when sending a new generation of humans off to define success and make it happen. «NPR, Jul 15»
Seeking wisdom? Start your search with reverence
Today, wisdom, the greatest treasure of all, gets trampled under in a Gadarene-like rush over the precipice of obsession with information and largely ... «London Free Press, Jun 15»
Eden Prairie teen dies after cardiac arrest during wisdom teeth …
There have been other instances in the United States in recent years of patients suffering cardiac arrest during extraction of wisdom teeth and then dying. Among ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
Wisdom: Why Reds are in my heart
Andre Wisdom is determined to use the signing of his new long-term Liverpool contract as an opportunity to stake his claim for regular first-team action in ... «Liverpool FC, May 15»
Hazard likely to miss final match after wisdom tooth surgery
'Emergency surgery' is never a good thing to hear when you're talking about our star players, but as emergencies go getting your wisdom teeth removed ahead ... «We Ain't Got No History, May 15»
Words Of Wisdom: Commencement Speeches Are Back
The commencement speech season is underway and recent grads are soaking up the advice and wisdom from speakers across the country. Last weekend ... «NPR, May 15»
StoryCorps App Seeks to 'Archive the Wisdom of Human History'
"We can create a archive of the wisdom of humanity and in doing so we'll learn to listen a little more and shout a little less."#TED2015. — StoryCorps ... «PC Magazine, Mar 15»
