"Knowledge is the acquiring of facts, understanding is the interpreting of facts, wisdom the application."

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Source : Edwin Louis Cole (1993). “Real Man”, Thomas Nelson Inc

Edwin Louis Cole

#Understanding Quotes #Facts Quotes #Application Quotes

“One of the things I tell young people - and older people too - is that when things don't happen that you want, don't drown in discouragement. We say, "Oh, this didn't happen, so nothing good will happen." Don't barricade yourself.”
“I hope the day will come when a wasp-waist and a pair of thin shoulders will not be esteemed beauty: we have had our ideas ruined by trash novels, praising 'fragile forms' and 'delicate beauty,' 'dainty waists,' 'snow-drop faces,' and a lot of other nonsense.”

Source : Julia McNair Wright (1879). “The Complete Home: an Encyclopædia of Domestic Life and Affairs: The Household in Its Foundation, Order, Economy ... A Volume of Practical Experiences Popularly Illustrated”
“In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.”

Source : Benjamin Spock (1992). “Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care”
“Revenge in the hands of your enemies is a loaded gun. You can beg them for mercy, wave the white flag of surrender, but the only true elixir for the vitriol they bestow is a measure of hatred dispensed of your own.”
“The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.”
“Working with my new coach has helped a lot. I've been a lot more focused and I'm doing all the little things in order to get faster. It's been a total lifestyle change really.”
“I was not prepared for the actual process itself; having to go to the shop and having some molds done.”
“I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information.”

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