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-# An [[element]] of personal [[character]] that enables one to [[distinguish]] the [[wise]] from the [[unwise]].+ 
-# A piece of wise advice.+'''Wisdom''' is the judicious study and application of knowledge. It is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgments and actions in keeping with this understanding. It often requires control of one's emotional reactions (the "[[Passions (philosophy)|passions]]") so that universal principles, reason and knowledge prevail to determine one's actions. Wisdom is also the comprehension of what is true coupled with optimum judgment as to action. Synonyms include: sagacity, discernment, or insight.
-# The discretionary use of [[knowledge]] for the greatest good.+ 
-# The [[ability]] to [[apply]] [[relevant]] knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.+ 
-# The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.+==See also==
-#The ability to know and apply [[spiritual]] [[truth]]s.+* [[Analogy]]
 +* [[Bildung]]
 +* [[Book of Wisdom]]
 +* [[Consciousness]]
 +* [[Ecological wisdom]]
 +* [[Human condition]]
 +* [[Intelligence]]
 +* [[Knowledge]]
 +* [[Metacognition]]
 +* [[Perspicacity]]
 +* [[Philosophy]]
 +* [[Prudence]]
 +* [[Sapere aude]]
 +* [[Sapiens (disambiguation)]]
 +* [[School of Hard Knocks]]
 +* [[Self-awareness]]
 +* [[Sentience]]
 +* [[Sophia (wisdom)|Sophia]]
 +* [[The Wisdom of Crowds]]
 +* [[Virtue]]
 +* [[Wisdom in Buddhism]]
 +* [[Wisdom literature]]
 +* The Wikiversity [[v:Wisdom|course on Wisdom]]
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Wisdom is the judicious study and application of knowledge. It is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgments and actions in keeping with this understanding. It often requires control of one's emotional reactions (the "passions") so that universal principles, reason and knowledge prevail to determine one's actions. Wisdom is also the comprehension of what is true coupled with optimum judgment as to action. Synonyms include: sagacity, discernment, or insight.


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