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Deep understanding and insight into the nature of life, gained through experience and reflection.

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"When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger."
— Confucius
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
— Lao Tzu
"No one can hurt you without your permission."
— Epictetus
"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."
— Albert Einstein
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."
— Abraham Lincoln
"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
— Rumi
"They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom."
— Confucius
"Any fool can know. The point is to understand."
— Albert Einstein
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
— Aristotle
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray."
— Rumi
"In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria."
— Benjamin Franklin
"I felt like an animal, and animals don’t know sin, do they?"
— Jess C. Scott
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