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"Be with wise men and become wise."
The Bible(Proverbs 13:20)

"Sometimes, simply by sitting, the soul collects wisdom."
Zen Proverb

"Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another."
Juvenal

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Wisdom Definition: To consider circumstances, especially those that can not be changed, as satisfactory.

Etymology of 'Wisdom'
Old English wisdom, from wis (see wise (adj.)) + -dom. A common Germanic compound (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wisdom, Old Norse visdomr, Old High German wistuom "wisdom," German Weistum "judicial sentence serving as a precedent"). Wise: Old English wis, from Proto-Germanic *wisaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wis, Old Norse viss, Dutch wijs, German weise "wise"), from past participle adjective *wittos of PIE root *weid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of Old English witan "to know, wit.".

Positive Suggestions:
"Awaken your natural Wisdom"
"Perfect Wisdom is within you"
"Allow yourself to feel Wise now"
"Accept Wisdom"
"Trust in your Wisdom"

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