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    Wisdom is said to be the rarest and the most precious of all mental abilities/achievements. What makes it so precious and desirable?

    What is wisdom? What are its characteristics? What does it take to develop wisdom? Anything else that pertains to wisdom.

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    Wisdom is what you think about right and wrong. And your own code to live life to the fullest.
    It is only realized when you come to terms with the things happening in the world and correlate great men's sayings with what you personally think is right.
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    Also, to cast 9th Level Priest Spells, you need 9*2 = 18 WISDOM.
    It is also needed to better your reflexes and saving throws.
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    I think wisdom is something you have gained with life experience.

    Saw the quote a while ago: Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.

    Wisdom is something you cannot learn out of a book. It is knowledge which is not theoretical. We can all read books, but it does not make us wise.

    I think wisdom lies in growing and evolving, learning life's lessons, discarding the bad and keeping the good.

    Old people are wise. Not because they've read a book, but because they have lived one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loony View Post
    I think wisdom is something you have gained with life experience.......Old people are wise. Not because they've read a book, but because they have lived one.
    Well, I won't beat my own drum in saying that I'm wise. I will say in my 60 some years on the planet, I've lived one hell of a book. I regret little and am glad I put out the extra effort to do some of the things I have been done. It's been a grand life up
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leadchucker View Post
    Well, I won't beat my own drum in saying that I'm wise. I will say in my 60 some years on the planet, I've lived one hell of a book. I regret little and am glad I put out the extra effort to do some of the things I have been done. It's been a grand life up
    Then you have 40 years more wisdom than most of the posters on TA. You speak from experience, not a textbook.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loony View Post
    Then you have 40 years more wisdom than most of the posters on TA. You speak from experience, not a textbook.
    Yep. It's sad to see how youth-obsessed the Western World has become. In the Far East, elders are revered for this very thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drawing-live View Post
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    Wisdom comes only with age i think.
    There are plenty 20 year old's highly intelligent but no way can they have wisdom.
    So the question i have: how does one person achieves wisdom in life? Since i agree with your statement that wisdom is extremely rare.

    I personally think that only a pure great tender souls that's also highly intelligent can achieve wisdom in life.

    I say tender generous souls because it takes only these type of souls that get to learn so much about human nature and life itself.
    Because its only towards tender supreme souls that the ugly side of human nature exposes itself to.
    That's why wisdom is rare i think, because the combination of extremely nice
    and extremely intelligent and ever so patient and forgiving are so rare to be found in people.
    This is a great post by Drawing-live that was an inspiration behind this thread. I copied it from a different thread because it really belongs in this one. Thanks Drawing-live!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loony View Post
    I think wisdom is something you have gained with life experience.
    Absolutely.

    Saw the quote a while ago: Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.

    Wisdom is something you cannot learn out of a book. It is knowledge which is not theoretical. We can all read books, but it does not make us wise.
    Correct.

    I think wisdom lies in growing and evolving, learning life's lessons, discarding the bad and keeping the good.

    Old people are wise. Not because they've read a book, but because they have lived one.
    Correct, I would say they are wiser.

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