
Quote of Pindar - Even wisdom has to yield to...
Biography - Pindar:
Ancient Greek lyric poet. (*Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -552 - Died: -543
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Born: -552 - Died: -543
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: Greece

Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.

See also...


Quotes about wisdom:
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.


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