“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”
The Counsels of the Holy Father St. Francis, Admonition 27.
Context: Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Martial book Epigrammata
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Source: 1950s, Unpopular Essays (1950)
en.wikiquote.org - Bertrand Russell / Quotes / 1950s / Unpopular Essays (1950)
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General Quotes
“That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.”
Anatole France (1844–1924) French writer
Il est sage de ne mettre ni crainte, ni espérance dans l’avenir incertain. <br class="br"> L’Étui de nacre: Le Procurateur de Judée http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Le_Procurateur_de_Jud%C3%A9e [Mother of Pearl: The Procurator of Judea] (1892)