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. (Frithjof Schuon)

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.

Frithjof Schuon

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