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From: mlr21@cas.org (Mary Lee)
Subject: Re: Wisdom...
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Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 18:01:33 GMT
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In article <3ac4mf$m7e@netaxs.com>, sparky@netaxs.com (Tim Sheridan) writes:
|> Brian Liedtke (liedtke@wapiti.ftc.scs.ag.gov) wrote:
|> : Bob Garth (bgarth@protree.com) wrote:
|> : :    Would anyone like to take a stab at defineing what the word "wisdom" 
|> : : means?  I don't mean the dictionary definition, I mean, what it means to 
|> : : you individually.
|> 
|> : Intelligence is the ability to ask a question,
|> : Wisdom is the ability to answer it.
|> : Brian
|> 
|> Wait we can go one more..
|> Inteligence is the ability to ask the right question.
|> Knowledge is the ability to answer it.
|> Understanding is the ability to answer the whole class of questions.
|> Wisdom is understandung why the class of questions is important.
|> 
|> Hmm..  Squint..  better or worse?..

Wisdom is knowing that most of it doesn't matter.

Mary Lee

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