Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Herodotus, E.M. Cioran and Gottfried Leibniz

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
Wisdom is the science of happiness [Leibniz]
Wisdom is knowing all of the sciences, and their application [Leibniz]
Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz]
1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
Wise people have fewer acts of will, because such acts are linked together [Leibniz]
1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
Wisdom is just the last gasp of a dying civilization [Cioran]
So-called wisdom is just pondering things instead of acting [Cioran]