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    into three types of classes: the ruling class, the auxiliary or warrior class and the producer class of merchants and artisans. Each class corresponds with a virtue and depending on a person’s virtue is where a person will end up. The virtues are wisdom for the ruling, courage for the warriors and moderation for the working class. In addition, that we need to hone in what skills or

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    Theme Essay Knowledge is something that can be taught and passed down, but wisdom is derived from experience. With knowledge, too much can be a bad thing, and a wise person understands they are not meant to know everything. In Stephen Vincent Benét’s “By the Waters of Babylon”, an upcoming priest learns the differences between knowledge and wisdom from the use of not only symbolism, but also character development and an allegorical comparison. At the beginning of John’s journey, he hopes for

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    who gain wisdom, may see the best things in life, causing them to make the best choices as well. In The Giver, by Lois Lowry, those who have more wisdom will see both negative and positive aspects in life and will make wiser decisions for themselves and others. When someone gains wisdom, the choices they make can have an affect on what lies ahead. That someone is known as The Giver, from the book, The Giver, by Lois Lowry. When The Giver was the Receiver of Memory, he gained great wisdom from experiencing

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    is useless without the wisdom to apply it to real life situations. The great biblical author, King Solomon, once wrote, “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!” (Proverbs 16:16). Wisdom is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. In Chaim Potok’s novel The Chosen, the main characters Reb Saunders and David Malters display their immense wisdom when raising their children. In addition Danny Saunders also shows wisdom with the way he handles

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    people including the friends, and family of a man named Nando Parrado. Nando experienced many hardships in just over 2 months said “Even here, even as we suffer, life is still worth living.” He shows the value of life with his words of experience ,and wisdom. Perseverance, why you should make the most of your life, and we all go through hardship in our lives you just need to work through them are some of the main points he has to say after his hardships. These words also teach us experienced ways to approach

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    represent two different things, Wisdom consists of experience it subists of guidance and gaining knowledge. The Chosen by Chaim Potok represents wisdom as a very important element. The interpretation of wisdom shows the qualities of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. In the book the story follows two young boys that go through many damaging experiences. Although Reuven and Danny live through those experiences they gain wisdom in the end. The explanation of wisdom shows gain in knowledge and

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    believed in wisdom and having a connection with rhetoric but vary in defining wisdom in itself. Wisdom for Socrates and Plato is having an understanding of speech, knowledge of truth and being able to question the speaker in order to seek and reveal truth. Isocrates defined wisdom as having a sense of integrity and character along with the ambition and ability to speak well with others. Socrates

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    Wisdom through suffering Aeschylus’ words; Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom are as true today as when he spoke them. Philosopher’s have always established that the pursuit of wisdom is a worthy endeavour albeit extremely difficult. The cost of acquiring wisdom is of a great magnitude; it can only be acquired through suffering. By the process of suffering it becomes possible for one to understand

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    to god to a man who yields to man’s law. They are binary opposites that are on the surface of the text. Indirect contradictions lie within subtle actions and his words, during his trial. Wisdom is an important topic discussed during Socrates’ trial in Plato’s Apology. Socrates establishes the criteria for wisdom: admitting one’ s arrogance and

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    How Socrates (2000) mention above that wealth does not create a wise person, but a wisdom creates the good deeds for people. (p.10). Consequently, his meaning about excellence and wealth is correct because excellence is wisdom, justice, and virtue and these things can not be bought for money. Firstly, one of the different types of excellence is a wisdom. The wisdom is not only to have deep knowledge and rests on the experience, it is but also not to realize wise oneself and

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