“Wisdom consists not only in knowing truths and being able to communicate them, but also in the sage’s capacity to recognize the most subtle limitations or hazards of human nature.”

[2008, Christianity / Islam, World Wisdom, 141, 978-1-933316-49-9]
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Swiss philosopher 1907–1998

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