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.

See also

• Analogy
• Bildung
• Book of Wisdom
• Consciousness
• Human condition
• Intelligence
• Knowledge
• Metacognition
• Perspicacity
• Philosophy
• Prudence
• Sapere aude
• Sapiens (disambiguation)
• School of Hard Knocks
• Self-awareness
• Sentience
• Sophia
• The Wisdom of Crowds
• Virtue
• Wisdom in Buddhism
• Wisdom literature