Wisdom

Sixian and

A simpler, more elegant definition, still compatible with Grossmann’s, comes from Tom Morgan of LE:

“Know what to do, and when.”

I love parsimonious definitions, which is why I favour Tom’s over the academic ones.

Peter Limberg • High Agency to Wise Agency

Stuart Evans

Tell a wise person or else keep silent

for those who do not understand

will mock it right away.

Poetic Outlaws • The Holy Longing

Faith Hahn

Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

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