| 单词 | wisdom |
| 例句 | “Ah! The new voice speaks first with strength and now with wisdom. I will discuss the matter with Yawar. It is time for you to leave, for soon they will arrive with the injured boy.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z There was wisdom and sweetness in her expression. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I started you with memories of pleasure. My previous failure gave me the wisdom to do that.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z "I need your wisdom. I need you to help Gustave make these even better." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z All of these poets were older and wiser than me, and many of them were well read, and they brought this wisdom to bear on me and my work. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “How fortunate I am,” said the cat, “in having a traveling companion of such wisdom and intelligence.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The girl was looking back as if waiting for Mariam to pass on some morsel of wisdom, to say something encouraging. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Man,” I cried, “how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom! Cease; you know not what it is you say.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z It is no wonder that in the search for wisdom medieval scholars didn’t look to their peers for ideas. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The Muslims were quick to absorb the wisdom of the peoples that they conquered. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The black wolf also possessed wisdom, she had observed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see the wisdom in that, but I expected Mr. Kendall would do the telling. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Nicholas seemed to feel that he had done his part, delivered words of wisdom, and in the following months, he hardly spoke to Obinze at all. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She still had some misgivings about the whole wisdom thing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The room then became vulnerable to dust, heat, termites, red ants, and moths, who would turn the wisdom of the parchments into sawdust. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The search for scientific truth was never an end in itself, but a means toward attaining the wisdom necessary to achieve peace of mind. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I stood up straighter, ready to receive some profound words of wisdom. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When the leaders were older than me I could believe in their wisdom, I could believe they had transcended rage and malice and the need to be loved. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Did you get that from the wisdom cookie?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Some may have doubted the wisdom of confronting a trained, professional army with a homegrown militia. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That means,” he said slowly, “that you have memories of destruction. And you have to give them to me, too, because I have to get the wisdom.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The tlamatini, who “himself was writing and wisdom,” was expected to write and maintain the codices and live in a way that set a moral example. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m mulling over the wisdom of this latest role as we sprint across the intersection, but by the time we reach the next block, it no longer matters who we are. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Its Olympian tone made it a perennial touchstone at those political occasions requiring platitudinous wisdom. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And there were modern Jews who clearly were on the side of wisdom, instead of ignorance. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “It took me many years. Maybe your wisdom will come much more quickly than mine.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Ollie looks back at me with that universal dog wisdom, then promptly goes back to sleep. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z My job, in the little time we have left together, is to match that intelligence with wisdom. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In recent decades the Replacement Theory has been the common wisdom in the field. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus did Mother Ermentrude in her wisdom deter me from my desperate course and guide me to a new path. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty of Big Brother, but still more it was an act of selfhypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The blind man had entered only once, to return to his original village when it needed his wisdom. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Doc would listen to any kind of nonsense and change it for you to a kind of wisdom. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “He kept muttering about wisdom’s child, the Mark of Athena, and the giants’ bane standing pale and gold. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But noticing where the conventional wisdom may be false—noticing, perhaps, the contrails of sloppy or self-interested thinking—is a nice place to start asking questions. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z After all Hazel had been through, she trusted the wisdom of the gods about as much as she trusted a New Orleans slot machine. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The mentors would share their wisdom that comes with age and experience and we would share our knowledge about diversity to help make them better teachers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Contrary to popular wisdom, bullies are rarely cowards. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “And I couldn’t care less how Scythe Nehru feels. Old-guard scythes have obsolete ideas. They’re too set in their ways to see the wisdom of the Change.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They put it down to an unconscious wisdom which comes only to parents. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He swallowed, and said, “Some men say there is wisdom in wine. Such men are fools. At other inns other names are being bruited about, never doubt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I cannot say whether it contain wisdom or folly; nor what moral lies therein. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Virginia, in short, was being asked to trust its fate to the collective wisdom and virtue of the central government. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “No matter how much wisdom is in a book, is it right to trade your life for it?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She sounded so kindly, and there was such sad wisdom in her eyes, that Will’s mistrust deepened. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Maybe,” the men began in unison, “you two just don’t understand the wisdom of Sylvester and Vanessa.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I say what’s essential. Anything else you decided to leave out in your great wisdom?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Have I grown to love Reverend Hunt, with his patience and wisdom and his love for me? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Knowing what you now know about regression analysis, conventional wisdom, and the art of parenting, consider the following list of sixteen factors. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z ‘And it would seem like wisdom but for the warning of my heart.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z William and the dozen other oblates would be expected to sit quietly and absorb the “wisdom” that Bartholomew bestowed upon them. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “How do you suggest we do that? I’ve never been able to think of a way, and I’m supposed to be the one with all the wisdom.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z However created, the conventional wisdom can be hard to budge. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Captain Black had boundless faith in the wisdom, power and justice of Major de Coverley, even though he had never spoken to him before and still found himself without the courage to do so. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Now, I realize that this is exactly contrary to conventional wisdom. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Yet dragons have their own wisdom; and they are an older race than man. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But still she had lived to be four syllables and had acquired four generations of wisdom. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yanek speaks with the wisdom of the prophet Isaiah,” he said softly, then quoted, “‘Come, my people...and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the wrath is past.’” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It means that one has traveled a great distance, that one has had wide experience and gained some wisdom from it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Honey was astounded by the wisdom of this tiny girl. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z "Should she turn away now, the doors of wisdom shall be closed to her forevermore." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “A little extra wisdom never goes amiss, Potter, but I hardly think it would be much use in this situation!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z ‘Needless is Théoden’s demand, but it is useless to refuse. A king will have his way in his own hall, be it folly or wisdom.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I needed the wisdom of someone who had long been married, such as Elnora. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The elderly teacher was a man without learning, without the wisdom that some unlearned men acquire with their years, without even the saving grace of kindness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, in my infinite wisdom, I’m choosing to leave it for a while. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Ravenclaw’s was supposed to have magical properties, enhance the wisdom of the wearer.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Obviously Socrates got some of his wisdom among the East’s wise men. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry to trouble you, my lord,” she told the god, “but actually we came here to get your advice. Please, we need your wisdom.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If Annabeth’s mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn’t Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But Fox and the other purveyors of conventional wisdom turned out to be wrong. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z We hear many wonderful things about the Negro settlement there and are grateful that God in his infinite mercy and wisdom has seen fit to provide you and yours a refuge. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t think anyone’s ever tested the theory. The general wisdom is that if he owes you more than four weeks pay, you better stop showing up on payday.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Galileo demonstrated that the earth went round the sun, but the authority of the accepted wisdom was too great to dislodge. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z There, at her console, he dialed 594: pleased acknowledgment of husband’s superior wisdom in all matters. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The might of Elrond is in wisdom not in weapons, it is said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When she decided to become a dancer at seventeen, she disregarded all conventional wisdom, which preached that dancers must begin their training as young children. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With my eyes opened by Gertrude’s wisdom, my ears attended more closely to die gossip of Cristiana and the other ladies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Something about the middle pretty made it hard to be flippant He was wisdom personified, his manner so serious and formal that Tally found herself wishing she had dressed up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My voices would have been seen as the voices of ancestors imparting wisdom. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I don’t have big bunches of wisdom or statistics or facts to share with you, either. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Because I’ve got a nugget or two of wisdom still rattling around in this old clunker.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “You know how much I value your wisdom.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It is like that wisdom about walking a mile in someone’s shoes. Her purpose was to understand another’s condition.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He is strong, able, just . . . aye, just past the point of wisdom . . . yet it is not enough. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Advertising too is a brilliant tool for creating conventional wisdom. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Let her believe I want her wisdom, women fancy that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “After your Grandma Luna—” He’s going for wisdom, but the real wisdom is knowing there sometimes isn’t any. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Having thought these thoughts, Estha Alone was happy with his bit of wisdom. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And he generously dispensed his accumulated wisdom to the very rivals who were competing with him for clients, most notably Scott Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Truly, you know much, big mother. Your wisdom is great, but that is all the more reason why you cannot leave. The weaver warned us you would come.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Fine, fine. Enjoy your receipts. I’m not giving up on you, though. What’s the point of being old if you can’t beleaguer the young with your vast stores of wisdom?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They reported that they were indeed from the south, from the empire of Concordia to be exact, and they had come north to spread the wisdom of their emperor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As a seventeen-year-old, she had wisdom and experience, as well as an anatomy book that fascinated me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Yet by a sense other than sight Pippin perceived that Gandalf had the greater power and the deeper wisdom, and a majesty that was veiled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Abra’s mouth turned up at the comers with a condescending wisdom. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You have wisdom as well as youth. A most unusual combination.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Bod was unimpressed by the ghouls’ bravery or their wisdom. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z "It shall be as I promised, Khaleesi. Come with me to the House of the Undying, and you shall drink of truth and wisdom." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I sure could have used that kind of wisdom now, with so much going on in my life and so many things I didn’t understand. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Last in his class at West Point, he makes up for a lack of wisdom with a lusty exuberance. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And when a murmur of surprise ran among the clerks at his son’s wisdom he called out merely, “Change it, then! We will not put our name to anything wrongly written.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The wind was listening closely, and wanted to tell every corner of the world that the sun’s wisdom had its limitations. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Their deep, dark eyes gazed down on me with such penetrating grief and wisdom I did not doubt they peered into my very heart. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I will consider your words, Ophelia, for they are weighted with wisdom,” said Hamlet, closing the anatomy book and ending our discussion. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We had hoped to hear his wisdom during the dinner, but instead he encouraged us to talk. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z After twenty years of working separately, the younger members of both groups began to see the wisdom of joining ranks and working on suffrage together. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Varys said, "A child's faith . . . such sweet innocence . . . and yet, they say wisdom oft comes from the mouths of babes." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Knowledge is a thing that one cannot have enough of. It is the fruit of wisdom, to be eaten carefully and digested fully, unlike that lunch you are bolting down, little friend.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We must be willing to challenge courageously the conventional social, political, economic and religious wisdom. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He is supposed to live in a continuous frenzy of hatred of foreign enemies and internal traitors, triumph over victories, and self-abasement before the power and wisdom of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But the boy was too frightened to listen to words of wisdom. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want the memories, didn’t want the honor, didn’t want the wisdom, didn’t want the pain. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s the kind of wisdom that someone acquires after a lifetime of learning and watching and doing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Ah, they’re wisdom cookies! I’ve made these from scratch before. The secret is to allow the books to hit room temperature before mixing them. Cold writing doesn’t sit well in the mind.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For once, he decided to trust the wisdom of his father. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The dead are not superstitious, not as a rule, but they watched her as a Roman Augur might have watched the sacred crows circle, seeking wisdom, seeking a clue. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z They were as green as her robes; sad eyes, full of wisdom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps my greatest wisdom is the knowledge that I do not know. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps there was some sort of twisted wisdom in the decision to have one of them gleaned by the other. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Many will pledge themselves to faithfully accept the new High King’s judgment in exchange for his wisdom and protection. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Ah. There is strength in this new voice of yours. But it lacks wisdom.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The cost of the Mark I had already doubled from the original estimate of $10 million, and CRD’s president, Fred Powell, was forced to question “the wisdom of continuing further research and development work.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Their eyes were deep lakes filled with old wisdom. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “It is a very unattractive wisdom. What do you value most?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Conventional economic wisdom, of course, says that the more choices consumers have, the more likely they are to buy, because it is easier for consumers to find the jam that perfectly fits their needs. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Therefore, it seems to me that everything that exists is good—death as well as life, sin as well as holiness, wisdom as well as folly. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The countless years had filled them with pride and rooted wisdom, and with malice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The all-father was the wisest of the Aesir, and he had given his eye for more wisdom. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He fell asleep murmuring “Sanity is not statistical,” with the feeling that this remark contained in it a profound wisdom. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As the local wisdom went: God is far up high, and the tsar is far away. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The last of these wisdoms came from an old man in the luncheonette. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m always hurt over any act of disobedience on my part concerning Mr. Muhammad. . . . Yes, sir—anything The Honorable Elijah Muhammad does is all right with me. I believe absolutely in his wisdom and authority.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be silly to argue that the conventional wisdom is never true. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z "I shall do my best to forget your . . . wisdom," Ned said with distaste. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Within Siddhartha there slowly grew and ripened the knowledge of what wisdom really was and the goal of his long seeking. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief and the council of elders, made up of both men and women, were always chosen for their wisdom and made all the important decisions. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “To reverse the leanings of the heart. Ancient family wisdom.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z An expert must be bold if he hopes to alchemize his homespun theory into conventional wisdom. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I am sorry to disturb you at this late hour, Mother Ermentrude, but I am troubled and in need of your wisdom.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her eyes were precisely the same blue as her mother’s, but they nursed a wisdom and hurt strange to find in so young a girl. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I yield the combat. Horatio, this lady’s mind is a fair match for mine, and her beauty grows with the wisdom she speaks.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z ‘You disobeyed my orders. Nevertheless ... I recognize that you acted with honest intentions. The valour of these seven heroes has proven that you were not entirely without wisdom.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The rules for pursuing inmates there are not hard and fast, but the conventional wisdom says that it’s smarter to wait for the pursued to leave. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They spoke with the loudness of wisdom where others are ignorant. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “I was considering the wisdom of trying to ask aid from your world, as mine seems unhelpful. There’s a radio beacon in Turuf.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The lady gazed in wonder and withdrew, her son’s clear wisdom echoing in her mind. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One of my teammates gets frantic about a painfully impacted wisdom tooth and keeps making calls from our houses to try to locate a source of free dental care. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He had trusted Dumbledore, believed him the embodiment of goodness and wisdom. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Confronted by a situation which they had never faced before, and having no memories from which to find either solace or wisdom, they would not know what to do and would seek his advice. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The “people” had replaced the “public” as the sovereign source of political wisdom. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “As soon as he did that,” explained Orwen, “he knew every bit as much as we did. It was a magical brew, you understand, a recipe for wisdom.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘There’s earth under his old feet, and clay on his fingers; wisdom in his bones, and both his eyes are open,’ said Tom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He would sing the glory of Hrothgar’s line and gild his wisdom and stir up his men to more daring deeds, for a price. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z All the wisdom of Mimir’s well was his, and the wisdom he had gained from hanging from the world-tree, a sacrifice to himself. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Now that he had had time to think, he was beginning to doubt the wisdom of this course, or perhaps he felt strongly his responsibility. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was old and bearded, but when he spoke or walked I felt the dignity of his many years and wisdom. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Abue with her herbs and chants and wisdom, she is a magical one. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z We Liars used to roll our eyes at these pronouncements— “Be decisive; no one likes a waffler”; “Never complain, never explain”—but we still saw him as full of wisdom on grown-up topics. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “A man grown, who freely chose to risk his life for gold and glory. No children die today in Daznak’s, as my gentle queen in her wisdom has decreed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And because of that, you have a certain wisdom. You understand that you know nothing about this man you seek. You should be careful before bringing others into his space.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “My mother says looking is the nature of wisdom.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z According to Big Ma, a whipping and a wisdom went together. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The Shaper sang things that had never crossed his mind before: comfort, beauty, a wisdom softer, more permanent, than Hrothgar’s. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z "For that I will offer you a pearl of wisdom. Are you ready?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The conventional wisdom at the time held that expressions were culturally determined—that is, we simply used our faces according to a set of learned social conventions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Anyway, the kind of wisdom younger people sought from old age was not to be acquired in this life no matter how many years they lived. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I tried to listen to the wisdom of the spider. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A thousand eyes, a hundred skins, wisdom deep as the roots of ancient trees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some stared into their wine cups, as if they hoped to find some wisdom there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba bends down and kisses the top of my head, as if he’s sending his little piece of wisdom directly into my brain. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z As he later said, “I certainly wasn’t in the habit of questioning the orders or wisdom of my superiors.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z "Is it so far from madness to wisdom?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In addition, my oldest brother, Dennis, guru of wisdom and source of much of our worldly news in the 1960s, came home from college with respect for Jewish friends he’d met. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched from a short distance as the shaman studied the koka plant intently, examining the leaf patterns and listening to their inner wisdom. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I myself have been under the able tutelage of a boy just turned nine; without Chase’s wisdom, I might not have made it through even my first day as a honyocker. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z In this company, silence was the better part of wisdom, but Tyrion could not help himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Because of this I had serious misgivings about the wisdom of doing the experiment there.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the masterful and incommunicable wisdom of eternity laughing at the futility of life and the effort of life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Each is a challenge to conventional wisdom or traditional strategies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A thousand eyes, a hundred skins, wisdom deep as the roots of ancient trees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ned knew he was pushing this well past the point of wisdom, yet he could not keep silent. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If she couldn’t get wisdom from the women in her family, she’d find it elsewhere. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Wise old sages traveled down from the mountains to share their wisdom, heal the sick, and grant wishes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It wasn’t for him, for any of them, to debate God’s wisdom. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He had expected to become a captain, a company commander, because of his wisdom and age. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jewish books. The work of centuries. The wisdom of the ages,” Jacob said. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, continued the monster, it was a kingdom, small but happy, for the king was a just king, a man whose wisdom was born out of hardship. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z One of them, however, Chiron, was known everywhere for his goodness and his wisdom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory, a drug-courier profile reflects the collective wisdom and judgment of a law enforcement agency’s officials. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I have not much wisdom, but I know a few things,” he remarked. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Months in the wild had taught her the wisdom of sitting perfectly still until she found out what was happening. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "King Louis is the most beautiful man I have ever seen, but his beauty radiates from his wisdom, his piety, and his kindness. Not the dust and flesh that cling to his bones." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “And you still have not attained wisdom,” the father lion told him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z My grandfather, who had sat through the clarinet serenades as he sat through everything, aware of their significance but unconvinced of the wisdom of getting involved, now glared at his son. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Professor Ghering is a brilliant man. Miss Anderson says the papers say he’s going to cure the undead plague! The two of you should attend his lecture. Homespun wisdom can only get you so far.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Had a lifetime's hard-won wisdom fled him along with his health and strength? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Because far be it from me to doubt the wisdom of the centaurs, but Bane is an extremely angry centaur and . . . it’s not beyond him to twist the constellations for his own ends. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z We traded information on Mommy the way people trade baseball cards at trade shows, offering bits and pieces fraught with gossip, nonsense, wisdom, and sometimes just plain foolishness. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you have the wisdom of someone years older if you figured that out all on your own.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He told her of the wisdom of Frey. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The most radical shift of late in the conventional wisdom on parenting has been provoked by one simple question: how much do parents really matter? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z His well is wisdom, and when the world was young he would drink every morning from the well, by dipping the horn known as the Gjallerhorn into the water and draining it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It is the stones for altars and the beginning of wisdom. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z To begin with, it is extremely unlikely that a strategy based purely on costs, crime rates, and the wisdom of drug treatment will get us back even to the troubling incarceration rates of the 1970s. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z At the time the conventional wisdom about the dinosaur extinction was the same as it had been in Charles Lyell’s day a century earlier–namely that the dinosaurs had died out over millions of years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I will not speak for high school, having neither firsthand experience nor an older sibling to shed wisdom on the subject. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The way we were with each other, it would make me think of Socrates on the steps of the Athens market place, spreading his wisdom to his students. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It just seems that way, I told you. It’s merely logic and wisdom. To the death?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Laughter comes later, like wisdom teeth, and laughter at yourself comes last of all in a mad race with death, and sometimes it isn’t in time.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The sanctity of the law...and the wisdom to know when it must be broken. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But if you can question something that people really care about and find an answer that may surprise them—that is, if you can overturn the conventional wisdom—then you may have some luck. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It is the wisdom of the orchestra: the old woman who says almost nothing, except the one thing needed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Adults had lost the wisdom from the surface of their faces. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Tigers are easy to find, but I needed adult wisdom to know dragons. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess the logic behind the whole plan was that old people have a lot of wisdom to share. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just remember to balance your courage with wisdom.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Every day there are newspaper pages and television newscasts to be filled, and an expert who can deliver a jarring piece of wisdom is always welcome. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But his wisdom failed; and I fear that as the peril of his realm grew he looked in the Stone and was deceived: far too often, I guess, since Boromir departed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Like I said,” said Mini, clearly annoyed, “it only makes you wise until the thing you’re asking wisdom for is done.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “But, yes, Percy Jackson. Poseidon was my father. Medusa was my mother. After Medusa was changed into a monster by that so-called goddess of wisdom...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And you yelled, ‘This age thinks better of a gilded fool, than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school!’ Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The crushed bones of kings or warriors or wisdom keepers? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “And I do think for myself. But the wisdom of the Führer, it fills me with an indescribable command.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Tonight we gather because our community has been hurt. Grant wisdom and patience as we search for wellness. Amen.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z This was revisionist history, of course; the representations by the three scientists during their White House meeting the previous June were what had prompted Eisenhower to question publicly the wisdom of a test ban. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z What would my mother have done? she thought frantically, and tried to call wisdom from the bit of her mother’s spirit that lived on in her now. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have to purchase his wisdom of life with sacred death. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We need to remember that the wisdom of Socrates consisted in acknowledging his own ignorance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the days of his wisdom Denethor would not presume to use it to challenge Sauron, knowing the limits of his own strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There was wonderful wisdom in these verses; all the knowledge of the sages was told here in enchanting language, pure as honey collected by the bees. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z "One day, with wisdom and age, you'll see that I've done what was necessary for the survival of the art form. For the goddess. For all of us." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He'd be getting no more new bracelets now, no more kind words of wisdom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness “What is she saying?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A whipping didn’t come without what Big Ma calls “a wisdom.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The old man climbed up onto a horse and ambled slowly, mumbling advice and recommendations, prayers of wisdom and enchanted formulas, to the ants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You never had any wisdom when it came to boys,” Zoe growled. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The beginning of all true wisdom concerning the Farewell Address is that Washington’s core insights were firmly grounded in the lessons he had learned as America’s premier military and civilian leader during the revolutionary era. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I had a mad idea and acted on it without considering its wisdom. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She offered no sermons, no words of wisdom, no kisses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t a warlord or a don, he had no real power over any of them save their trust in his wisdom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We were sinking under the wisdom, accuracy, and relevance of Maureen’s last words. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of that wisdom is understanding what you were given—a city where gay bars are unremarkable, a soccer team on which half the players speak some other language. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “But what wisdom do you get from hunger?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Anyone who tries even casually to follow their advice may be stymied, for the conventional wisdom on parenting seems to shift by the hour. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In her wisdom she seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to embarrass her companion. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I did not doubt Mechtild’s wisdom, but I struggled to take for truth what I had hitherto only suspected. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But the conventional wisdom is not quite right. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I told them all, “I disobeyed Mr. Muhammad. I submit completely to his wisdom. Yes, I expect to be speaking again after ninety days.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They view the scene from a brief distance above and no matter who they are or how old, they gain a wisdom from that last vista. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was the ragged bark of the newspaper editor, a tone that coupled wisdom with an unlimited capacity for cruelty. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Also: “Learn wisdom from the pupil of the eye that looks upon all things and yet to self is blind. Persian poet.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ares has strength. That’s all he has. Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z On reflection, Matthias could see the wisdom of the badger’s counsel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Knowledge and wisdom are not the same, ”said Professor Morgenbesser. liaison. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man was impressed with the wisdom of the blind man, who knew a great deal, although he could see nothing at all. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Hector felt the wisdom of the advice and sped through the gates to the palace, where his mother did all as he said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Clara stayed with her, because she felt guilty for having caused so much grief and had begun to doubt the wisdom of her enterprise. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With the aid of the five Cadmus made Thebes a glorious city and ruled over it in great prosperity and with great wisdom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of each day he studied with the Master Chanter, learning the Deeds of heroes and the Lays of wisdom, beginning with the oldest of all songs, The Creation of Éa. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z We are denied the dignity of study and wisdom. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Ask him with courtesy, and in his wisdom he will tell you history and no lies.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It is wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I shall return to the Temple of the Graces and pray for the gods to show my queen the course of wisdom.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Or some strange wisdom buried in her blood? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Your parents, my dear, have no more worldly wisdom than a pair of babies.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z After this hard talk we both fall silent, and I hope for his words of wisdom to come. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The Lord in his wisdom gave money to very curious people, perhaps because they’d starve without. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It made sense to them, too, but it was a new idea, and they came to me for wisdom.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Estrangement from the collective consciousness of humanity’s wisdom is just one more thing that sets scythes apart from others. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z That was the motherly wisdom she had to offer? Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z So however questionable they may seem on intellectual principle, those great oxymorons—“common sense” and “received wisdom”—are profoundly important in persuasion. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z That in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They called each other wisdom as well, which Tyrion found almost as annoying as their custom of hinting at the vast secret stores of knowledge that they wanted him to think they possessed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It’s hard to keep track of all your wisdom.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "Sansa, permit me to share a bit of womanly wisdom with you on this very special day. Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I’m not going to sit back and watch my babies die, Lord, even if that’s what You in Your great wisdom decide. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This, for me, began a habit that has sustained me for life, keeping a close and high-spirited council of girlfriends—a safe harbor of female wisdom. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Ancestors! Lend your children your guidance and wisdom. We have need! Please, descend from your thrones on high!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Here I will find what I need, if I have the strength to take what is offered, and the wisdom to avoid the traps and snares. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And although from time to time there arose a courageous pope like Pope Sixtus, neither Fortune nor his wisdom could ever free him from these difficulties. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z As his toes and face turned purple, I questioned my wisdom. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Ah! Yes, Mom. But the test could be to see if we’re willing to accept what has happened and stay at home and praise Jesus for his wisdom.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z This reliance on popular wisdom and authority has downsides. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z To the Father, she prayed for justice, the strength to seek it and the wisdom to know it, and she asked the Warrior to keep Robb strong and shield him in his battles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Dad felt good for the rest of the trip, and even managed to convince Martha of the wisdom of throwing the empty, but still smelly, bird cage over the side of the ship. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He made as few decisions as possible, but those he made were wise ones, even if the wisdom was not always apparent at the time. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The conclusions lacked wisdom and originality; in fact, they were tiresome. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Through him speaks a shrewd and magnanimous people, a people who have woven together into one wisdom a profound, old, terrible, and unimaginably various experience of life.' The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It was idiocy, I thought, the military bed-making fetish, but the wisdom of the advice was immediately clear. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And as the fiftieth anniversary of Independence Day approached, requests poured into Monticello and Quincy from across the land, asking the patriarchs to share their wisdom and memories about the meaning of it all. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "Better than wisdom?" she asks, her nose touching my cheek. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “Is this your wisdom cookie speaking, or you?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The first scythes were true visionaries and saw the wisdom of continuing to cultivate wisdom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Hillary graciously shared wisdom over the phone, walking me through her experience picking out a school for Chelsea. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In resigning themselves to the role of chronicling ever-changing usage, they are acknowledging the wisdom of Thomas Carlyle’s famous reply to Margaret Fuller’s statement “I accept the universe”: “Gad! She’d better.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The assertion was remarkable partly for being so arrestingly specific but even more for flying in the face of accepted wisdom about the age of the Earth.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Love, truth, beauty, wisdom, and consolation against death. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Like a preacher, he pontificates his own peculiar brand of wisdom. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "Then why do men lower their voices when they speak of the warlocks of Qarth? All across the east, their power and wisdom are revered." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But in spite of his immense wisdom and his mysterious breadth, he had a human burden, an earthly condition that kept him involved in the small problems of daily life. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Out of her backpack, she pulled out the box of wisdom cookies. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She could see the similarities between these two lonely children, even more clearly than they could: the same sensitive personalities lurking inside both of them, the same bookish wisdom layered over a deep naïveté. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Working together, journalists and experts are the architects of much conventional wisdom. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I see the wisdom of the illusion now. I would not attempt to shake your faith, even if I could.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Next to Lazzaro was the poor old high school teacher, Edgar Derby, mournfully pregnant with patriotism and middle age and imaginary wisdom. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My words are worth listening to, I think, and there is some wisdom in them. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z My family has found wisdom in Elijah Muhammad, much of which makes him sound very much like Papa. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama says the Lord knows all, and that He in His infinite wisdom knows the reason for all things. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He will give Theo the benefit of his experience and his life wisdom. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z ‘Yet in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom. I believe you are friends and folk worthy of honour, who have no evil purpose. You may go in.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “But once a decision has been made, he has an equal obligation to carry it out with all his energy and wisdom,” the president wrote in his memoir. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The pertinent point is worth emphasizing: though the Alexandrian Greeks such as Eratosthenes worked within the geographical confines of Egypt, they were not drawing from some deep well of native wisdom. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He was a man of reason and wisdom, and no man knew me better than he did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s exposure to the high-level deliberations in Schenectady impressed upon him, more directly than Lawrence’s scolding, the wisdom of shedding his political entanglements. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This time, as God in His wisdom would have it, my head struck stone. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘But just: yes perhaps, as just as our little wisdom allows. Unloose him Frodo!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He was the elder, and Kino looked to him for wisdom. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Rafik lay on his bed reading a recently arrived tome of Star Trek wisdom, the Vulcan dictionary. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that the wisdom of deliberately covering oneself with blood—even pig blood—immediately after committing a murder was questionable, but all I said was: “Why did he want to do that?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They get to dish out wisdom and attitude while the white woman finds love. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A thousand eyes, a hundred skins, wisdom deep as the roots of ancient trees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "By the love you bear them, you must urge them to walk the path of wisdom." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I will personally escort you to the good Abbot Hubert, whose piety and wisdom is known even as far as Aberdeen. And the Red, Fat, Wicked Monk shall not touch a hair on your heads!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Conventional racing wisdom holds that a horse’s natural running style cannot be altered. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded at Tree’s wisdom and then tried a weak smile at me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z God in his wisdom would take care of things. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At other times the most vocal experts suddenly agree en masse that the old wisdom was wrong and that the new wisdom is, for a little while at least, irrefutably right. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I liked their courage, but I doubted their wisdom. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And at the center of it all, Charlotte provided her friendship and wisdom. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Shouldn’t those who were born to expect death be the sole subjects of gleaning?” went the popular wisdom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “No. It isn’t a trap. The best thing you can do is see her. Teresita won’t hurt you. She works only for good. It is her wisdom that finds the lost and turns the wicked.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He is the lord overcomer of obstacles, the god of good luck, the god of wisdom, the patron of learning. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “We’re branches grafted on this good tree, Mrs. Price. The great root of Africa sustains us. I wish you wisdom and God’s mercy.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps a lesson for the girl, instead of a death. A gift of wisdom to the young.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “And beings from other stars. With infinite wisdom. And stories about Earth, set in our time and even later. Where there’s no radioactive dust.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Back in the old country she had been honored for her wisdom and much sought out for advice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Or would it bear witness again as we destroyed ourselves, leaving nothing behind but a living cloud of our knowledge, accomplishments, and so-called wisdom? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We would use the wisdom, the experience, and the good judgment of the people we had.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The Warden was a blond and brachycephalic Alpha- Minus, short, red, moon-faced, and broad-shouldered, with a loud booming voice, very well adapted to the utterance of hypnopxdic wisdom. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z For years, the notion was unproven, somewhere in the realm of received wisdom or suburban myth. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z There was metallurgy as it applies to weapons, the philosophy of mortality, the psychology of immortality, and the literature of the Scythedom, from poetry to the wisdom found in famous scythes’ journals. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The ancient wisdom was discarded, and scientists began to divine the laws that governed the workings of nature. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Ah! Yes. Prepare to receive the wisdom of page eleven, column two—Senior Quotes!” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sure enough, the duration of the wisdom cookies was listed alongside the nutritional facts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A commonplace is a piece of shared wisdom: a tribal assumption. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “It’s just a wisdom tooth, so nothing crazy. Twenty bucks sound fair?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “We could all do with a bit more wisdom, I am sure.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Abra in her wisdom agreed with him, feeling and hoping that this phase would pass. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With his many years like the rings of a tree, his many wrinkles, his life crosses mine to give his many wisdoms. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He soon displayed in the cockpit the wisdom that Father Antonio Isabel had given him, and he made enough money not only to enrich his brood but also to look for a man’s satisfactions. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And in his wisdom and perfect love, Lord Krishna led me to meet one man. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Give me the wisdom to see the path ahead and the strength to do what I must to keep my children safe. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their coach, an intense and quiet presence who hid beneath the brim of her cap and came out only to give bits of inspiration or wisdom, presented another mystery. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He had wisdom enough to understand that digging holes in Colorado was not such a bad assignment in wartime. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was the All-father, supreme among gods and men, yet even so he constantly sought for more wisdom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But she seemed to know, too, when to stop listening to it, as if all of what little or much wisdom there is in the world were suddenly hers. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Tally looked at her father, and for a moment she saw something other than wisdom and confidence in his expression. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Haley remembered another bit of Irish wisdom, something her dad said all the time: “Never bolt your door with a boiled carrot!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Without wisdom I could not fulfill my function of advising the Committee of Elders when they call upon me.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Two lines near the end of the most important of the collections show wisdom:— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My greatest hope is that, in time, our wisdom will become as perfect as is our knowledge. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to have accumulated things by now: possessions, responsibilities, achievements, experience and wisdom. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If Leo were a magic horse, he wouldn’t have wanted to live in a stall with an oversized goddess of wisdom staring at him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Stupidity has a price. You should show more care and wisdom next time.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Some faculty to enable you to recognize wisdom and incline you to respect and obey it.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He paused, beaming, and I could just tell he was getting ready to lay some impotent elfin wisdom upon me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But there really is wisdom down here, and that wisdom accounts for much of the good in my life. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There is an old piece of wisdom in biohazard work that goes like this: you can never know when life is exterminated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It urged the Congress to “take such measures in their wisdom, as the powers with which they are invested will authorize, for promoting the abolition of slavery, and discouraging every species of traffic in slaves.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He then added, “I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory minimum sentences. In all too many cases, mandatory minimum sentences are unjust.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As Krishna grew into a man, so did his strength and his wisdom, and one day he fought the demon and returned to rescue his parents. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “No, that is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside me there must be an inherited wisdom from my ancestors since I can muster up the ability to play roles that offer guidance and strength. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He could not be older than one-and-twenty, Catelyn thought, of an age with his king . . . but her king, her Robb, had more wisdom at fifteen than this youth had ever learned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Someone had the wisdom to suggest that Barack might want to formally announce his candidacy in Springfield. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But Einstein was not a cosmologist, and he accepted the prevailing wisdom that the universe was fixed and eternal. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Anyone that old, after all, had to have a little bit of wisdom. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z With their wisdom and patience and steady belief in God, they were a source of stability in my turbulent life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Every time she cut one, she would glare at me, and I don’t think she was thinking thoughts about nurturing one of her students in wisdom and learning. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I understand the wisdom of those words now. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Roman, thirty-two, inquisitive and outspoken, has a doctorate in biology from Stanford and an abiding distrust of conventional wisdom. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not yet clear that we have the wisdom to avoid our own self-destruction. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t explain it clinically. I just understand it in my gut. “Wounds are an enormous sense of wisdom, if you use them.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He goes on to say that this kind of religion, which declines wisdom, even though it may call itself Christian, is in reality as anti-Christian as is atheism. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Rowan nodded, but thought, for a man of such wisdom, that seemed very naive. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Was it wisdom or honor? Love or truth? For a long time I liked to think that the word was kindness.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z John Joseph Mathews bitterly recalled reporters “enjoying the bizarre impact of wealth on the Neolithic men, with the usual smugness and wisdom of the unlearned.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They gazed at him affectionately and it was plain to see that he was their great spirit, a royal leader who held his group together with love and wisdom. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His patience and his wisdom in chastising me would always humble me from head to foot. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a ritual, a quest for chess wisdom. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If not Allah, who else could have put such wisdom into that little humble lamb of a man from the Georgia fourth grade and sawmills and cotton patches. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you have gained as much wisdom as height. We shall see. Now I must make ready for the council.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I only seek some wisdom for when I shall be married,” I said, affecting carelessness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I retreated to the Corner, plotting revenge and seeking wisdom from my main man, Chicken Man. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He would pronounce judgment, and all would be impressed by his wisdom and his fairness. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z His talent didn’t necessarily reside in a wisdom for capital and markets but rather in an expert and unflinching opportunism, the hunch for the big kill. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “The prophecy Ella gave us— about the child of wisdom, and the mark of Athena burning through Rome... do you know what that’s about?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He also has mentioned to Terryl in email that he had a heart attack in 2005 and that it caused his spirit to leave his body, and travel and get wisdom. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “If it’s vision and wisdom you want, then you know who you should ask,” he says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps its knowledge and wisdom kept it separate, like a shaman living on the edge of a llaqta, feared by the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Nothing can last forever, Percy. Over two thousand years I have led the Hunt, and my wisdom has not improved. Now Artemis herself is in danger.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z As usual, I didn’t appreciate his wisdom until much later. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He questioned the competence of the U.S. military, the wisdom of U.S. foreign policy around the world and in the Middle East in particular. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Giiiika recounted anecdotes about her own early experiences in America, as though they were all filled with subtle wisdom that Ifemelu would need. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "I want to hear what all this has been about! Let's hear the wisdom of the Jews!" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Had Almighty God, in all His infinite wisdom, really been afraid that men six thousand years ago would succeed in building a tower to heaven? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "O enlightened Vizier," said the Tisroc, "bestow your wisdom upon us concerning this strange proposal." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Then I added, showing all of my age and wisdom, “They buy babies down in Mexico for rich people.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This was in keeping with the wisdom of the day, but it was also about as wrong as a geological conclusion can get. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In later poetry she is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, purity. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The king often consulted the paper and quickly became famous for his wisdom. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Thus it was that the dwarfs had the mead of wisdom and poetry, and any person who wished to taste it needed to beg it from the dwarfs. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Ah, noble Crispin,” he went on, “Our Blessed Lord, in His wisdom, must have sent you to me for instruction. “I shall begin by teaching you something. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The media makes a big deal out of a movie star breaking a leg or fracturing a toe, but if a man with as much wisdom as my father passes away, no one cares. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Peregrine was not just the oldest person in our village, she had a special wisdom for healing, midwifery, and ancient magic. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Moreover his mother, Eurynome, although a mortal, had been taught by Athena until in wit and wisdom she was the peer of the gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But she had come to trust Einar, his wisdom and caring, deeply. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A chess-playing friend, Karl Burger, ten years older, who went on to become a medical doctor and an international master, first told Bobby about the tome, feeding the boy’s imagination about the wisdom it contained. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I call his house again and leave a message saying it’s just me needing some wisdom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They would give knowledge to each man who came to them, they said, ripe wisdom and a quickening of the spirit. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the wisdom: We knew we did not lay down the direction of the street, but despite that, we could—and must—fashion the way of our walk. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I have two hundred sixteen rings’ worth of wisdom to convey. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They are supposed to climb to the top of the mountain to meet with the Mountain Spirit, to gain his wisdom and approval, and, by doing so, to prove they are the fated ruler. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The flaw in such reasoning, however, would have been obvious to any accountant or investment banker with a modicum of Hamiltonian wisdom. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Let us kneel and pray to the Crone to light our way to wisdom.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Melquíades talked to him about the world, tried to infuse him with his old wisdom, but he refused to translate the manuscripts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mini ate the rest of the wisdom cookie. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Better wisdom than height,” he said, and she smiled too. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Grant me your counsel, and speak to me with the wisdom at those who have conquered death." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Good fortune and wisdom and courage—although you have already shown that you have all three of these blessings, and in abundance.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom . . . that is very hard indeed.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Or when Henry Lee flooded him with apocalyptic premonitions if assumption somehow were to pass, he counseled patience and greater trust in the wisdom of Congress. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z So the conventional wisdom in Galbraith’s view must be simple, convenient, comfortable, and comforting—though not necessarily true. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Coronations are a time when many things are possible. Change is coming, and there is no wisdom in crossing me.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And in fact, in Persia, they would say King Fereydun shined with the light of greatness and wisdom, and people would have to cover their eyes when they saw him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Anthony respected Stanton’s wisdom and wanted to work with her. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Did you teach him wisdom as well as valor, Ned? she wondered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He wiped his eyes and spoke very quietly, as if awed by his own wisdom. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a ragged red kefta and was clutching the sleeve of the guard closest to him, lips moving feverishly as if imparting some desperate wisdom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Persians added their voices, and one of their learned doctors set off for what is now India, to gather and translate the wisdom of the Hindus. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The wisdom is what you’re supposed to remember long after the sting of the whipping became a memory. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z His raking, watering, and planting all somehow seemed filled with solemn wisdom. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I already looked forward to the day I could pass whatever wisdom I picked up to the next First Lady in line. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Walking back to my family’s wasi, I questioned the wisdom of the shaman. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Despite the conventional wisdom, watching television apparently does not turn a child’s brain to mush. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I have such a small mouth, my wisdom teeth are coming in all sigoggling. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She also seemed to possess a wisdom far beyond our years. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Of course. When you receive the memories. You have the capacity to see beyond. You’ll gain wisdom, then, along with colors. And lots more.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Some ancient wisdom entrusted only to her parents? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Around its mouth was a motto written in Dutch, which Millard, standing next to me, translated: “From the mouths of our elders comes a fountain of wisdom.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In the end, however, it was the cows who were responsible for the wood’s isolation, and the cows, through some wisdom they were not wise enough to know that they possessed, were very wise indeed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “After all,” Toby said, “Thoth was the Egyptian god of wisdom, and this crazy priestess bit was something the Greeks thought up.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "Far be it from me to dispute the Lord Protector. What would you have of me, then? Not my wisdom, for a certainty." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They would try to save the entire written wisdom of the Jews of France. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Keep them safe, steer them from wrong, and help them recognize snakes from friends. Give them the wisdom they need to be their own people. “ The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z As I stand in the water, I begin to wonder about the wisdom of my latest trick. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “But perhaps you will benefit from my wisdom.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z With his wisdom and calmness, his patience and organizational skills, his ability to lead and inspire without stepping on toes, Oliver was the perfect choice for this assignment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit’s final prep race, the San Antonio Handicap, seemed to confirm the easterners’ wisdom. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then in the name of the king, go and find some old man of less lore and more wisdom who keeps some in his house!’ cried Gandalf. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was John Kenneth Galbraith, the hyperliterate economic sage, who coined the phrase “conventional wisdom.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Drum towers and half-moons held up better against catapults, since thrown stones were more apt to deflect off a curved wall, but Raventree predated that particular bit of builder’s wisdom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We all looked at him, wondering what wisdom the great medical authority was going to come out with next. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Papi looks up from his food to add his two cents to the conversation, it’s like his words are a tambora adding deep wisdom to all that superficial gossip. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Go to his master. Hubert’s wisdom and piety are famous across Christendom. I’m bringing some books to him anyway. Come with me, and we’ll tell him all about the crimes of the wicked Michelangelo.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The animals all nodded at the wisdom of this suggestion and they agreed that this is what they would have to do. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He was willing to do more than that for the wisdom he sought. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The body was certainly not the Self, nor the play of senses, nor thought, nor understanding, nor acquired wisdom or art with which to draw conclusions and from already existing thoughts to spin new thoughts. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z They have yearned for and granted wisdom and have traded on a smile that has the pull of a tide. 'Calvary' could mark a signature role in Brendan Gleeson's career 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Rather than being explosive or inward, he’s a moderate with sophisticated harmonic knowledge and a strong blues sensibility, and — on a good night — phrases full of eccentric wisdom. Beyond Popping Corks, the Sounds of the New Year 2010-12-23T23:06:06Z People who haven’t spent time with a spiritual master might think that being in their presence has a calming affect, that wisdom drips from their lips like nectar. | Personal Journeys: A Cross-Country Drive With a Guru 2012-05-20T05:44:06Z The result is that today, the wisdom seekers–through writing, editing, living–often can no longer afford to search. Legends Live on In an Editor's Book 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z It’s a brilliant act—refracting decades’ worth of received wisdom about female celebrities through a gimlet eye. Review: Mariah's World Tarnishes a Perfect Image 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z After I polished off my sandwich, a baguette stuffed silly with duck confit, I briefly debated the wisdom of eating anywhere else. In Copenhagen, dining out on both new Nordic cuisine and traditional Danish cooking What makes Pittsburgh’s situation particularly regrettable is that the Blocks are a family who seem to have the resources — if not the wisdom — to do much, much better. Perspective | Pittsburgh’s storied newspaper has become a chaotic circus — or worse 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Move out, move on, and don't be afraid to drop the old bits to spend the wisdom points you've gained. "The Problem with Jon Stewart" has a few issues, but nothing that a little tough love can't fix 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Now I am on a whirlwind but there is so much more wisdom to it. A Minute With: Katharine McPhee star of "Smash" 2012-02-01T10:10:42Z “Prior to HiRISE, the conventional wisdom was that all the ‘action’ on Mars happened billions of years ago.” Stunning images of Mars keep coming 15 years after HiRISE camera first orbited the Red Planet 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “My biggest concern, though, is the wisdom of taking a public park on a holiday weekend and taking away the access and restricting it to people who can afford a ticket.” Made in America organizers detail festival plans at community meeting 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z The received wisdom has long been that standalone novels are fun for the writer of an established series, but result in fewer sales. A life in writing: Mark Billingham 2012-08-03T21:55:08Z You cared so deeply and so well for her I was always humbled by your instinct and wisdom. A letter to … my wife, whose death has left me struggling to make sense of life without her 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Barneys changed trims and buttons according to its own taste, just as with Mr. Marino it changed the conventional wisdom about how a store should be organized. Of Barneys’ Bankruptcy, Pride and the Fall 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z “A certain kind of young person is going to respond by saying, ‘Let’s knock the walls of this thing down, set fire to the conventional wisdom and take the future for a test drive.’ ” Film: A Zillion Friends, and a Few Enemies 2010-09-19T04:36:00Z Each sentence in Raman’s supple translation is modest, sculpted and clean, but behind each you sense a fund of deep wisdom about the vagaries of the rains, politics, behavior — human and animal. One of India’s Most Original and Controversial Novelists Returns With a Powerful Parable 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z It is not a pick-me-up, obviously, but the performance and the behind-the-scenes segments radiate a sense of solidarity and wisdom and provide an evocative context for thinking about the purpose of art. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z When Hayden looks back on that time, she often switches into librarian mode, reciting snippets of bookish wisdom. Carla Hayden Takes Charge of the World’s Largest Library 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Like one of the woodland animals of which he’s so enamored, the boy is mesmerizingly fragile and vital, with a mind balanced between naivete and wisdom. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z These guys, more than the anthropologists, the spies, the nation builders, the spiritual seekers or the cunning lamas who populate these pages, seem to exude true wisdom. Climbing the Himalaya With Soldiers, Spies, Lamas and Mountaineers 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z In a third piece we find him floating at the center of a Tibetan Buddhist mandala as the embodiment of the bodhisattva of wisdom, which he believed himself to be. Art Review: A Man of Contradictions, With a Collection to Match 2011-02-03T23:00:07Z Montgomery, a biochemistry professor at Michigan State University, aims “to increase plant awareness, mitigate potential biases against plants, and introduce you to the wisdom of plants and what they can teach us.” Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Professor Calkins sees the wisdom in companies embracing the plus sign, though, saying that with so much emphasis on brevity, it can be a highly effective option. Many Pluses, Zero Minuses, Some Division 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z It’s trusting that the majority of patrons will show some maturity, wisdom and restraint. The Tipsy Diaries: Customized Cocktails at Ward III in TriBeCa 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z They are full of wisdom and joy and deep loneliness and gratitude. Perspective | Mary Oliver did something rare: She made poetry accessible. That’s not a bad thing. 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z America's-favorite-teen-pole-dancer-who-just-happens-to-have-a-movie-opening-next-week Miley Cyrus will share her wisdom, prudence and good advice on "American Idol" tonight with the remaining Top 11 contestants. 'American Idol' news roundup for Tuesday, March 23 2010-03-23T19:05:00Z The humility, wisdom and cumulative sorrow expressed lend the film a glow of spirituality and infuse it with grace. | 'We Were Here': ?We Were Here,? a Documentary About AIDS in San Francisco - Review 2011-09-08T23:58:13Z “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh” challenges our conventional wisdom about heredity, especially as we enter the new realms of surrogate pregnancy and gene editing. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z It’s both up-to-the-minute and resolutely grounded in traditional wisdom. Miley Cyrus and Brandi Carlile’s Raw Duet, and 9 More New Songs 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Much conventional health wisdom is actually commercialised wisdom: the result of canny marketing campaigns or industry-funded studies. Take it with a pinch of salt – the food marketing myths we’ve swallowed whole 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Somewhere between the hypnosis of New Age, the grounded wisdom of folk songs and the chancy interplay of jazz improvisation, you’ll find the Aguas Trio. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z We come seeking wisdom on how to persevere in the face of evil and death. London theater forecast after Brexit and Trump: Overcast skies with a chance of apocalypse 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z "Furthermore, they are asked to serve the Church with love and vigor, with the transparency and wisdom of teachers, with the energy and strength of shepherds, with the fidelity and courage of martyrs," he said. Pope leaves stamp on Church future with new cardinals 2012-02-18T11:53:00Z An album that could've come off like a desperate bid for credibility instead reconnected Blige with the wisdom and spirit that made her sound like an old soul back when she was just starting out. Creative disruption from Blige to Swift upends music world in 2014 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z It is also the source of the knowledge and wisdom that Straub has condensed into a series of secular Beatitudes. ‘Interior Darkness’ for those who love horror — and even those who don’t 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Lady Kryze, we salute your greatness and hope future seasons apply that wisdom. We salute you Bo-Katan Kryze, but the third season of "The Mandalorian" took on too much 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z I also asked participants whether they thought these wines could age, because the conventional wisdom is to drink Beaujolais young. Flowery, Yes. But the Wines of Fleurie Offer More. 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z They both found the sincerity, and even a kind of wisdom, in the affectations of women for whom theater was both a religion and a game. Jan Maxwell Was a Star Made for the Stage 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z My own children were completely loopy after only getting their wisdom teeth extracted. Perspective | Ask Amy: Son’s delirium causes unexpected hurt 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z "I'm orange peels. I'm coffee grounds. I'm wisdom." We are all the “Fraggle Rock” Trash Heap now 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Time away from the spotlight can make a writer contemplative, cooling youthful passions and leading to hard-earned, gnomic wisdom. Albert Innaurato Returns to the Stage With ‘Doubtless’ 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Most interestingly, Impressionist works, which represent yesterday’s taste according to current accepted wisdom, excited considerable interest. At Auction, Buyers Still Happily Dropping Millions for Quality Works 2010-05-06T11:30:00Z An engaging combination of wide eyes and quiet wisdom, the young actor, in making his film debut, neither wilts in the face of Murray's comic riffs nor disrupts the flow. Hallelujah, 'St. Vincent' lets Bill Murray run amok 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The whole B side combined seriousness, wisdom, and exactitude with the kind of tuneful pleasures that made me feel almost guilty, they were so easy on the ear. Elvis Costello at the Beacon: Misery and Splendor 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Best of all, perhaps, are the nearly all-white paintings whose words reflect the accumulated wisdom of decades of painting. Review: Squeak Carnwath Speaks With Her Varied Palette 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Even though Amy is gone, we continue to read her old letters to Sara throughout the novel, and they include passages of quietly powerful wisdom. ‘The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend’ review 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Real Travel A tip of the hat to a former Frugal Traveler, Daisann McLane, whose monthly travel wisdom as presented in National Geographic Traveler is well worth reading. Frugal Traveler Blog: Deals, Advice and the Best Raksmorgas in Stockholm 2011-09-13T17:52:37Z Fay’s voice wavered and rasped with age, the seams worn like proud wrinkles of wisdom. Bill Fay Was a Hidden Gem. One Musician Made Finding Him a Mission. 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z I wanted to hear witty repartee and dark wisdom but did not! Review: ‘The Present’: Even in Russia, It’s Hard to Turn 40 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z These are exquisite seances in line with the sonic traditions she pioneered a half-century ago, but suffused with the darkly tinted wisdom of a life entering its winter. Jane Birkin is back with a new album, but her presence is everlasting 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z But her greatest achievement is surely the eloquence of her piano playing, which exudes warmth, intelligence, contagious enthusiasm, fierce integrity and, to a great degree, the calm that emanates only from wisdom. Ursula Oppens shows why she’s a champion of American piano music 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Conventional wisdom says that sellers are taking a wait-and-see approach in light of tumultuous world events. Sotheby’s Impressionist Auction Has ‘Thinner’ Sales After Election 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Here, some packing wisdom from an international road warrior. Travel Advice from a White House Correspondent 2011-12-28T16:04:56Z I didn't realize how much I was missing the presence of older people's wisdom, stories, and humor in my life until "Only Murders." "Only Murders in the Building" makes me long to reconnect with our elders 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z The singer-actor used his moment in the spotlight to honor late boxer Muhammad Ali and impart wisdom to the young crowd gathered at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Teen Choice Awards: Jessica Alba Calls For an End to Gun Violence 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Conventional wisdom holds that you need to go big when presenting a number at the Tonys. Best and Worst Moments of the 76th Tony Awards 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Young David enters an orphanage, finds followers and imparts wisdom before falling terminally ill — a Christ figure, sure, but not one with easy or predictable parallels. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z His albums combined homespun wisdom and gentle empathy with folk-soul instrumentation. Top box sets, from the Beatles to Bill Withers 2012-12-10T16:42:00Z FOR centuries the received wisdom was that the Renaissance started in Italy. Painter of our greatest fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Burke, meanwhile, is a bag of Sour Patch Kids — glamorously wizened, blithe in both her wisdom and corruptibility. Best Performances of 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Now the aisles are all shoe racks and bulletin boards and shower totes and last chances to be the voice of wisdom. The kids are off to college, but not without one last (emotional) trip to the Container Store 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z "This year, both the wisdom and cautions of Lent are heightened by the violence and uncertainty coming from Ukraine," he noted. First Sunday of Lent: Reflect, repent as 'sin and darkness' show themselves in Russia-Ukraine war 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z James's model is anathema to the A's scouts, parchment-skinned geezers who consider themselves the Supreme Court of baseball wisdom, muttering mantras like "five tools" and "good face" as if they were the Bill of Rights. Moneyball: Brad Pitt Legs Out a Triple 2011-10-06T18:50:00Z Leary reinterpreted this so that it ended up as a sort of mixture of Buddhist wisdom and Scientology. Timothy Leary’s liberation, and the CIA’s experiments! LSD’s amazing, psychedelic history 2013-12-14T21:00:00Z To offer a bit of regional folk wisdom gleaned from growing up in a hardscrabble land: “Some days you get the bear; some days the bear gets you.” Werner Herzog, chicken hypnotist 2012-08-28T20:54:00Z Directly or indirectly, the only arguments against libraries originate with futurists trying to sell us the same wisdom that libraries provide for free. How to weather the Trump administration: Head to the library 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z With a trove of archival performance footage, much of it from the television show TV Gospel Time, and the wisdom to let those images breathe, the film leans into the maxim about showing not telling. ‘How They Got Over’ Review: How Gospel Begat Rock 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Snow imparts some wisdom to Regina, dispelling what she considers to be a myth about heroes and villains being destined for their paths. 'Once Upon a Time': A Snow Queen triumphant and Anna's fate revealed 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Langston’s voice has a steady oratorical power that conveys his deep, life-worn, cynical wisdom regarding more than sales; it regards American life over all. “Sorry to Bother You,” Reviewed: A Wild Workplace Comedy Energized by Righteous Anger 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Gleaning wisdom from box-office statistics is a risky game, subject to all manner of qualifications, and of course it’s completely vulgar for a critic to pay attention to such things. The Living Is Easy;The Women Are Missing 2011-06-10T19:56:41Z But then, with the wisdom of someone who’s actually spent time in the host chair, he added: “The hard part is keeping this job.” Late-night tales: how a new crop of TV hosts is reinventing an old format 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The effect is of an off-duty witch, which feels like an appropriate look for a woman who has spent 30 years dispensing gnomic wisdom to middle America. ‘You are not expecting this’: Oprah on A Wrinkle in Time 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The ex-Rangers, reclassified as highway patrolmen for their new mission, prefer to rely on horse sense and cowboy folk wisdom. ‘The Highwaymen’ Review: Grumpy Old Men on the Trail of Glamorous Killers 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Questions about the wisdom of our ancestors’ culinary choices returned to me the first time I tried kombucha. Want hooch with your booch? Make a kombucha cocktail. 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z There's a lot of wisdom in it, yet it carries itself as if it's just fumbling around trying to make sense of things. A strong, graceful finish for "Men of a Certain Age" 2011-07-07T14:15:00Z Frost was on record praising “Walden” as one of his favorite books because it was miraculously “a tale of adventure,” a “declaration of independence” and a “gospel of wisdom” all rolled into one. Thoreau’s Wilderness Legacy, Beyond the Shores of Walden Pond 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z He points out that most expert wisdom, especially about health issues, isn’t just sometimes but nearly always ultimately proved wrong. Books of The Times: ?Being Wrong,? by Kathryn Schulz; ?Wrong,? by David H. Freedman 2010-06-10T21:43:00Z Most readers of Rowling’s novel – including many Christian readers — interpret the characters’ tutelage in spells and potions as harmless fantasy, or as metaphors for the development of wisdom and knowledge. What do protests about Harry Potter books teach us? 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z And then maybe, the thinking goes, from that wisdom we create. Watching Postelection, So Much Feels Different 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z In spite of the film's title, the all-conquering martial art becomes kung fu instead of karate, and the fount of all skill, wisdom and fortitude is an altogether Chinese kung fu master. Why Hollywood kowtows to China 2013-03-11T14:24:26Z The conventional wisdom is that television in the last decade has acquired such prestige because it’s begun to mimic the sprawling forms of novels or films. Why TV's brightest shows are turning episodes into standalone stories 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z And for them, the devil is simply a symbol of "defiance, independence, wisdom and self-empowerment." After-school 'Satan Club' takes new aim at archenemy: Christian clubs for kids 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z But every gesture of midcentury Romanticism in “The Girl From Venice” is a received one, repackaged and presented as the most profound wisdom. Six New Thrillers for Fall 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Josh White, with whom she also performed in the late 1950s, had words of wisdom when Ms. Collins worried about an incipient drinking problem: “The travel will probably kill you before the whiskey does!” Books of The Times: Judy Collins?s Memoir ?Sweet Judy Blue Eyes? - Review 2011-11-13T22:52:02Z I didn't push because I knew it wasn't guaranteed that I would get the job, and conventional wisdom says you shouldn't notify your boss when you are interviewing. Perspective | Miss Manners: Tricky but necessary: Telling boss about new job 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z He fails to obey the word of wisdom he learned in Iraq: siudo. Better than his best ‘Law & Order’ episode: Peter Blauner’s new thriller, ‘Proving Ground’ 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Mostly, we come to experience the peculiar character of Robbins’s mind — a mind marked by an endless search for the “crazy wisdom” that has animated his fiction and shaped his life. ‘Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life,’ by Tom Robbins In her note, Walsh writes of climate change, rising sea levels and “wisdom drowned in the oceans during the many passages of immigrants all over the world.” Review | In the galleries: Crossing the line between aesthetics and science 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Thanks Emily, and thanks to all readers and interviewees whose thoughts now form part of my own travel wisdom. Frugal Traveler Blog: The Gender Gap in Travel: Myths and Revelations 2011-09-06T19:05:02Z Martin sees the character as a counterpoint to the high-energy action around her onstage, injecting wisdom and groundedness for Pippin. Andrea Martin is living in the moment these days 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z In the end, is there any wisdom or advice to be extracted from those who’ve spent time in the cybercreepy trenches? Circa Now: How Online Gaffes Make us Seem Unintentionally Creepy 2014-03-21T20:23:28Z Against the wisdom of the ages, you can tell a book by its cover. ‘Summerwater’ Makes an Intimate Study of Social Class Out of a Long, Rainy Day 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Clumsy but earnest, it is an attempt to boil down the wisdom of the ages into a portable, illustrated compendium. Ethan Hawke: Actor, novelist — spiritual guide? 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Some producers, departing from years of conventional wisdom that Champagne must be a consistent style blended from many terroirs, are making single-vineyard Champagnes. Seeing 2021 Out With a Pop, a Pour and a Fizz 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z “Pops,” emerges as the guide of age and wisdom. Book review: ‘The Secret Wisdom of the Earth’ 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Further complicating matters prior to the war was an undercurrent of concern about the wisdom of even conducting large-scale planning. Books of The Times: Rumsfeld?s Defense of Known Decisions 2011-02-03T23:04:15Z That was hard for Martel to hear, but he ultimately accepted its wisdom. He Sounds Just Like Freddie Mercury. And That’s Good for Business. 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z So, when she had her wisdom teeth removed, I wanted to treat her to a little something special for her recovery. The pancake recipe that will make you fall in love with . . . beets 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Painting “puts my energy toward something positive,” he added, speaking with a sort of recovery wisdom — he’s been to rehabilitation facilities seven or eight times, he said. There’s a New Artist in Town. The Name Is Biden. 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z The movie cleverly builds up to an extended coda in two parts that reflects on the wisdom or otherwise of that old Sinatra standard, The Second Time Around. Take This Waltz 2012-08-18T23:07:04Z She wondered if there was wisdom to this brand of passion: “When I arrived in Mumbai after my dad’s third divorce, the city seemed to hold some answers.” Marriage Can Take Many Forms in India 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z That wisdom emerges from “Move That Fence!,” one of 10 musical skits in “The Paper Bag Players Saddles and Sunshine,” the new children’s show at the Kaye Playhouse. Spare Times for Children, for Jan. 25-31 2013-01-24T22:45:09Z “The conventional wisdom says big, young reds benefit from decanting, but I’ve found they tend to shut down even more,” Goldston says. Perspective | Decanting demystified: When your wine needs to breathe and what to do about it 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z This election is a lot more predictable than that bigger and scarier one that has hogged all the headlines, but as Donald Trump keeps reminding us on that stage, conventional wisdom has its flaws. Oscar 2016 is almost here: Here’s who will win — and who should 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z I’m gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that in popular wisdom about cheating, the blame is often misplaced. Bad advice for cheated wives 2013-04-16T20:19:00Z It's Dylan upending expectations once again, another left turn in a career filled with them, sharing his wisdom and defining himself through the lines of others. Dylan's 'Shadows in the Night' illuminates American standards 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Matthew Sweet led the boosting last week, with his article challenging the received wisdom that postwar British cinema – exemplified by the work of Ealing Studios – was cosy and parochial. Readers' reviews: Postwar British cinema and Selena Gomez 2011-07-28T22:15:01Z A writer who was undeniable in her power, astounding in her beauty and inspiring in her wisdom, she represented those willing to fight for something. ‘How We Weep for Our Beloved’: Writers and Thinkers Remember Toni Morrison 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Whatever you want to say about Robbins, he demonstrates a lot of warmth and intuitive wisdom in his talks with these two quite obviously very depressed, traumatized human beings. "Breakthrough With Tony Robbins": Robbins needs a little self-help 2010-07-28T19:40:00Z The simple past-tense may be better English, but it's less memorable, thus challenging the usual wisdom that a translated poem should sound thoroughly naturalised. Poem of the week: Donal Og by Lady Augusta Gregory 2010-04-19T08:47:00Z The staff might also share wisdom from their repeat rides through the display. Ashland’s gift to train travelers: a holiday light spectacular along the tracks 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z “That just getting Nelson Mandela’s actual words to reflect his courage, his wisdom and the unspeakable horrors he went through would be something of extreme historical importance.” Liveright to Publish Nelson Mandela’s Letters From Prison 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Throughout their public careers, these men repeatedly sought wisdom from the ancients when grappling with the challenges of their own day. What America Owes to the Greeks and Romans 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The movie is soft when it wants to be gentle, smug when it aims for wisdom, and funniest when it is trying hardest not to be. Movie Review: ?Darling Companion? From Lawrence and Meg Kasdan 2012-04-19T22:35:40Z And Ms. Lambert, a beguiling mixture of innocence and worldly wisdom, imbued her solo with a lingering sultriness that drew us, quietly and intensely, into her world. Dance Review: School of American Ballet, at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2012-06-07T21:21:09Z And what is truly astonishing is the way he combines Lear's spiritual trajectory from blind arrogance to impotent wisdom with a sense of the character's tumultuous contradictions. King Lear - review 2010-12-08T00:05:00Z Those words of wisdom were shared with me earlier this week by a source for a future story. Oscars 2018: The Academy’s newer, younger members sure seem to have made a difference 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Ruth passes down wisdom to Sam, who slowly discovers a piece of her backstory and their family history. "I like to be right alongside with my characters": Charlotte Rampling on her career, acting "flow" 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z We get to share our home, wisdom and resources with our foster son while experiencing the joys and challenges of child-rearing together. Perspective | Ask Amy: Personal trainer needs some personal training 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z At once timeless and time’s captive, she brought childlike wonder to “Makin’ Whoopee,” joyful grown-up gratitude to “I Got Rhythm” and retrospective wisdom to “No One Is Alone” from “Into the Woods.” Barbara Cook at the Wallis: Still doing what she does best 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Readers can’t help but bite and are quickly pulled deeper and deeper by a guide who displays the wisdom of a shaman and the specificity of a scientist. Best new poetry for February 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z I don’t know where the wisdom came from to pursue this strategy, but now that I see how they interact with their children, I realize that I was teaching them as well as enjoying them. Carolyn Hax: Readers dish on parenting, divorce, treatment of the disabled 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z His wisdom for those who are new to virtual intimacy? ‘I would pay $50 for a 2-minute hug’: True stories of sex starvation during self-quarantine 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The behaviors Goodman described almost always trickle down from some sort of conventional wisdom, whether that is moral philosophy, popular science or long-standing tradition. The strange and magical Victorian wonders of “Penny Dreadful” suffer no sophomore slump 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z But, the movie will leave you asking, is it actually appalling, or only appalling within the conventional wisdom of romantic drama? ‘Asako I & II’ Review: Double the Love (and the Heartbreak) 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z There’s something about the narrator’s voice, a combination of utter ingenuousness and deep humane wisdom, that reminds you of “Moby-Dick.” Daniel Mendelsohn: By the Book 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The learning disabled were held to have "access to a divine wisdom", says Lipscomb, and to keep a fool absolved one's sins. All the King's Fools: 'Disability is deep in comedy's DNA' 2011-02-24T10:18:28Z Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday at the age of 86, was known for many things throughout her life: her wisdom, her acting, her indefatigable civil rights activism. Maya Angelou's most notable books 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Their dents, scuffs and scratches appear like wrinkles in a well-done portrait, delicately drawn by time, evidence of wisdom and durability rather than decline. D.C. is a city of grand monuments and federal buildings. These photos capture the often unseen poetic details. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z It’s all quite simple, but what you learn about family dynamics, knowledge and language — as well as the wisdom of age — is amazing. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z CBS would love to have another “How I Met Your Mother,” a jovial and nostalgia-tinged sitcom with a built-in sense of both youthful folly and warm wisdom. Review: CBS’s ‘Me, Myself & I’ Doesn’t Know Itself Yet 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Eero Saarinen gave the world visually-stunning works that influenced modern design and challenged conventional wisdom, a legacy that’s well worth exploring. Eero Saarinen’s Michigan 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Part of that is age/wisdom, and part of that is trying to be an anchor in the storm. ‘They never saw this coming’: A Q&A with Kellyanne Conway 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The whole second part of the book is just you sharing that kind of knowledge and wisdom. Michael Oher on where "The Blind Side" went wrong: "It didn't show the work ethic I put in" 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z But then they realize you need the wisdom from the elders. The People of Mbomo Tell Their Stories 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z But atheism doesn’t teach people how to live or to be — and our secular schools, while good at teaching facts, fall short in the nurturing of wisdom. Don’t stop believin’: Do atheists need a church? 2013-04-28T16:00:00Z Smith’s already great achievement is that she has managed to cultivate her tremendous poise and wisdom in a veritable minefield of negative body image messages. Zoe Smith takes on everyone 2012-08-01T15:40:00Z But what experience: songs about death, misanthropy and lust with the wisdom and humour that comes from 77 extraordinary years on this planet. The best albums of 2012 (so far) 2012-06-14T19:00:06Z “Mom has some shopping to do” — for fantasies of romance and submission, whips and wisdom. Review: 'Fifty Shades of Grey': Where's the Wicked Whiplash? 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But it’s also a free-ranging contemplation on death, memory, Wittgenstein, Buddhist wisdom and Anderson’s childhood. Venice film festival – plenty of punch to disturb the peace 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Cher, Our Strength: Devoted to promoting the philosophy and wisdom of the Goddess of Pop. Style Invitational Week 1412: Jumble bells 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z It’s cited out of context all the time as a pearl of genuine wisdom, but in the playing it’s traditionally rendered as just one of the many aphorisms spouted by an old gasbag. Critic?s Notebook: On the Stage, Old Words Are Reborn 2010-12-31T22:25:35Z And how does what you write in this book differ from the conventional wisdom? ArtsBeat: Turning Points: Margaret MacMillan Talks About ‘The War That Ended Peace’ 2013-12-19T20:23:12Z That never happened and now he’s too old and, he feels, with the benefit of age and wisdom, probably not English enough for the role. Jason Schwartzman: ‘This guy is so obnoxious, so abrasive, just off-putting’ 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Conventional wisdom, that we should avoid prolonging the final phase of our lives, needs to be reassessed in the era of longevity. Amour: how can we embrace a film that is so clearly an advert for euthanasia? 2013-02-28T12:35:58Z With all the current and aspiring Olympians around Craftsbury, I was determined to avail myself of some of their wisdom. Skiing Town to Town in a Magical Corner of Vermont 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z She must gain some of Elinor's reticence — and wisdom — to be happy. Review: Book-It's 'Sense and Sensibility' a delight 2011-06-06T21:48:04Z There's a nugget of received wisdom that holds that composers should steer clear of first-rate verse. Mark Padmore/Andrew West – review 2013-06-14T17:22:01Z The wisdom this oracle dispenses is dubious at best. Television Review | 'Being John Daly': Sand Trap of His Own Making 2010-03-01T23:28:00Z Instead, he waited to see what decisions I would make on my own, and then would beckon me back into his wisdom and teach me from it. Sir Colin Davis remembered: 'He worked little miracles' 2013-04-15T18:13:39Z One of the most striking aspects of “They Come to Us Without a Word” is the wisdom with which it counters the biennale’s stressful onslaught of art. Review: Joan Jonas’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Is a Triumph 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z But knowing that wisdom comes from a pile of dust born in the late 1700s tells us something important. "Girls5eva" is a feel-good story about what happens when one-hit wonders get a second chance 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z When she says wisdom for all time, does she mean politics today? ‘You are not expecting this’: Oprah on A Wrinkle in Time 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z She was a true believer with lots of wisdom. Kenny Rogers opens up about childhood, career in memoir 2012-10-01T21:23:16Z But no, the Google cartographers believed the received wisdom and placed Sandy Island on the map because they genuinely thought it was there, just like the most analog, old-school mapmakers. 'Unruly Places' is a guide to weird, ruined and wonderful spots 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z But there isn’t a topic that there hasn’t been more science, more scholarship, more philosophy, more thinking and more wisdom that’s been laid on me since then. Q & A with Penn Jillette: Crackpot hippies, politics and why the best tricks are no secret 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z But if Topeka teaches me anything, it is that many words—healing, health, wisdom, love—mean such different things to different people. My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you” 2013-03-24T11:00:00Z "But one tiny pearl of wisdom from my 30-year career," concluded Stringer, "is when it's a 50-50 decision, come down on the side of the art. Because you never know what might happen." Daltrey honoured for cancer work 2014-04-25T11:27:25Z There is perhaps a smidgen of Orientalism in the series’s framing of its Japanese star as a sprite who flutters efficiently across a nonspecific U.S.A., gracing its chaotic households with wisdom. “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” Reviewed: The Organizational Consultant as Freelance Exorcist 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Wit may not be sorcery, but it does open a trap door to wisdom: to E. B. White’s “heightened truth,” the full graininess of experience. How Wit Reveals the Trickster Beauty of Our Garbage World 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z I’ll disregard my own wisdom in a minute, but I’m telling you now. Music Review: The Men, With Ben Greenberg, at 285 Kent in Brooklyn 2012-03-08T23:16:36Z For awhile, though, I forced myself to parrot conventional wisdom because there was at least a chance that it was true. Motherlode Blog: The Camp Counselor vs. the Intern 2012-05-29T19:46:29Z Late-night hosts are, by conventional wisdom, comedians – entertainers who commune with “our moment” somewhere on a spectrum between playful to biting. How late-night TV comedy has responded to a tumultuous year 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Charities can’t do all the work, and many governments in developing nations question the wisdom of devoting resources to clefts. The day we learned our son had a cleft lip 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z “I think there’s wisdom to be had in looking at any kind of behaviors that we do to manage our unease and make ourselves feel better or to alter our consciousness.” David Duchovny’s Truth Is Out There, Between Covers 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z As our reviewer, Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, wrote, the novel swells “with wisdom about the self-destructive longing for paternal approval and the devastating consequences of clinging to rotten models of masculinity.” Paperback Row 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Real innocence — and real wisdom — suffuses all of Brown’s art. Joan Brown paintings at CB1-G gallery turn ordinary people into poignant stories of intrigue 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Trungpa’s vices are what many followers see as his “crazy wisdom,” though some seem perplexed by the excesses in a man they consider enlightened. | 'Crazy Wisdom': ?Crazy Wisdom? Profiles the Buddhist Chogyam Trungpa - Review 2011-11-24T19:59:29Z I always found him full of wisdom and good advice - particularly when I first became leader of the opposition. Journalist William Rees-Mogg dies 2012-12-29T16:14:09Z Their successful decades-long collaboration belied the common wisdom that you shouldn’t go into business with your best friend. Noted Seattle architect Robert Hull, 68, dies: ‘amazingly creative’ 2014-04-11T02:06:22Z Conventional wisdom ascribes Taft’s mediocre performance to his weak political skills and passive personality, but Mr. Rosen also cites Taft’s philosophy of government. ‘William Howard Taft’ Review: Taking the Bully Out of the Pulpit 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Must you always make a beeline, dumbly, for what you want, could you ever be convinced of the wisdom of a more circuitous route? Broken collarbone? Just roll with it 2013-06-02T17:00:00Z Dolly is adored because, for all but the most churlish among us, she shines a light that says that our greatness lies within our hurt and pain and delight and our wisdom and our kindness. Dolly Parton, American icon: Why everything's coming up Dolly now 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z In a world of choice, and unnecessary excess, I enjoyed nothing more than giving over my choices to her — her wisdom and confidence. 11 Women on Phoebe Philo’s Céline Era 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z But, in demonstrating the Queen's practical wisdom, Morgan limits the scope for conflict; and only twice, in a perky panorama of political history, did I feel the dramatic temperature rise. The Audience – review 2013-03-05T23:02:01Z Testing Nathan’s wisdom, Saladin asks which of the three interrelated faiths is the one ordained as right by God. Review: ‘Nathan the Wise’ Brings a Morality Tale to Today 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Trusting in the cycles of nature, the wisdom of children and the world of wonder is central to all three of these beautiful books. Nighttime Picture Books to Put Children to Bed — and Their Fears to Rest 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Consider just two small, memorable moments, which can also stand as evidence of the wisdom and ingenuity of Dino Risi, the director. ‘Una Vita Difficile’ Review: Life Comes at You Fast 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z That reviewer — me, obviously — concluded that a smart librarian would categorize “Up in the Old Hotel” as wisdom literature. ‘Man in Profile’ stirs controversy over the work of a New Yorker great 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z That’s familiar Kruger wisdom, deploying the tools of mass communication shepherding to make the sheep think. Barbara Kruger: Infinitely Copied, Still Unmatched 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z It’s all very cryptic, but as long as it features some of Strayed’s exquisite pearls of literary wisdom, we are here for it. HBO is adapting Cheryl Strayed’s “Dear Sugar” columns: Here are her 5 most essential pieces of advice 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Such was the weight of accumulated industry wisdom, and the size of the resultant blind spot that had built up over the years in the eyes of coaches and scouts, these players were significantly undervalued. Summer readings: Moneyball by Michael Lewis 2011-07-29T09:25:00Z What this rich life taught him was a kind of inner peace, an equanimity reflecting the robust wisdom known as Stoicism. Lessons on Living a Better Life From a 109-year-old Man 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Some will tell you this isn’t just conventional wisdom; it’s a bedrock truth. ‘When Lambs Become Lions’ Review: An Ivory Poacher’s Perspective 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Conventional wisdom says the outcome of the trial is a predetermined acquittal—that there’s no way that sixty-seven members of the Republican-controlled Senate would vote to remove the President from office. Watch Live: Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial Begins in the Senate 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Crosley determines that his cautionary wisdom is both totally generic and entirely true; it just often takes longer than we intend for us to accept the advice we’re given. The Essays Are Personal. The Truths Are Universal. 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Standard accounts of Valadon’s life suggest she used her time modeling to absorb artistic wisdom from the male painters who objectified her. Review | Suzanne Valadon modeled for some of the world’s greatest artists. Then she became one. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z With some Americans still bitter toward Wall Street, this might not be the best time to write a book praising the wisdom of Wall Street strategies. 'Extra 2%' doesn't deliver on Wall Street promise 2011-03-28T11:38:08Z There is much wisdom in what he says. Music Review: Words or Music: Why Choose? 2011-03-29T22:23:23Z It's further confirmation of my belief that the wisdom of the ancients is most generally to be ignored. The Kama Sutra's lessons for modern lovers 2011-02-14T11:31:31Z But part of the wisdom of “The Fire Is Upon Us” is that it leaves the import of the evening open to question. When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z I asked him for some final words of wisdom. For a newbie driver, the RV was her classroom and her subject matter 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z This is not the kind of wisdom Joyal ever hoped to accrue. This Life: Her child died, and now she heads a club that no one wants to join 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z A few minutes later he does the same thing, dealing with someone foolish enough to question his wisdom and instincts. Movie Review: Liam Neeson in Joe Carnahan?s Thriller ?The Grey? 2012-01-26T22:19:02Z But with the passage of time, there's also wisdom. March to the shelves for these new books: Recommended reading for spring break and beyond 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Early on, soon after “Lawless Times,” Mr. Mellencamp offered a rock-ribbed “Minutes to Memories,” about the wisdom and obligation passed down from one generation to the next. Review: John Mellencamp, Still Defiant, at the Apollo Theater 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z If the blues seemed to give voice to old wisdom, this new music seemed full of youthful notions. Elvis Rocks. But He's Not the First 2010-03-12T14:25:00Z But after “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” I at least know more about their passion, love, anger, lust, depression, happiness and wisdom. Perspective | On Broadway, ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ and ‘Lackawanna Blues’ deliver stories that defy stereotypes 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z There will be posts about the news, and posts inspired by your comments, and posts about my life, and posts with wisdom from scientists and sociologists and pediatricians and authors. Motherlode: Announcing the Fathers Forum 2011-06-17T19:50:18Z At another master class Edward Palanker, the bass clarinetist, imparted a lifetime of distilled wisdom on practicing and his repertory of fingerings for the highest notes on the instrument. Music: Playing With the Orchestra in Baltimore 2012-07-13T16:19:48Z |
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