wisdom
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Michelangelo’s David, Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: Because they contain more than the conventional wisdom of their day, they do not wither when that day passes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Dolly Parton, the much-loved US singer-songwriter who has died at the age of 80, was known for her pearls of wisdom and humour as well as her music.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Inspired by his wisdom, Zucker moved to France for two years to study with Gaulier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Working-class women might not be fighting for a cause with words, time, and money they don’t have,” Smarsh wrote, “but they possess an unsurpassed wisdom about the way gender works in the world.”
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Its Olympian tone made it a perennial touchstone at those political occasions requiring platitudinous wisdom.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing wisdom
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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