“Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best Ends by the best Means.”
An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (1725), Treatise I, Sect. V
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Variant: Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best.
                                    
 
                            
                        
                        
                        
                                        
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Source: Pali Canon, Sutta Pitaka, Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection), (Suttas falling down)
                                    
 
                            
                        
                        
                        “The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.”
 
        
     
                             
                            