Learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.

Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

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Topic

Learning Wisdom

Speaker

William

Author

Umberto Eco

Source

The Name of the Rose

Medium

Novel

Language

Italian

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Eco, Umberto. Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose]. Bompiani, 1980.

Current Citation

Eco, Humberto. The Name of the Rose, translated by William Weaver. HarperVia, 2014.

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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

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Source
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Language
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With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

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Job 12:12

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Topic
Wisdom Old age
Speaker
Job
Source
Book of Job The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Language
Hebrew
Time
500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 12:12).

Another quote originally in Italian

A life in which the gods are not invited is not worth living. It will be quieter, but there won't be any stories.

Roberto Calasso

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

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Disenchanted world

Author

Roberto Calasso
Source
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
Language
Italian
Time
1988 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Calasso, Robert. Le nozze di Cadmo e Armonia [The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmonia]. Adelphi Edizioni, 1988, ch. 12.