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Buddhist scriptures teach that wise people conduct themselves well. [44] A wise person does actions that are unpleasant to do but give good results, and does not do actions that are pleasant to do but give bad results. [45] Wisdom is the antidote to the poison of ignorance. The Buddha has much to say on the subject of wisdom including:
Gods and sages, because they are wise; Senseless people, because they think they are wise. The position of the philosopher is between these two groups. The philosopher is not wise, but possesses the self-awareness of lacking wisdom, and thus pursues it. Plato is also the first to develop this notion of the sage in various works.
The Holy Spirit is the person of the Triune Godhead who is tasked with guiding humans towards knowledge of righteous action. The Spirit's duties includes pointing non-believers towards knowledge of the Christian faith, and the faithful towards knowledge of right and just action and lifestyle.
Thus if something is present which is a genuine good, then the wise person experiences an uplift in the soul—joy (chara). [47] The Stoics also subdivided the good-feelings: [48] Joy: Enjoyment, Cheerfulness, Good spirits; Wish: Good intent, Goodwill, Welcoming, Cherishing, Love; Caution: Moral shame, Reverence
Alhamazad the Wise - see List of Greyhawk characters; Ansem the Wise, one the characters of Kingdom Hearts; Darth Plagueis the Wise, mentioned in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith; Fintan mac Bóchra, a seer in Irish mythology; the title character of the play Nathan the Wise; Russano the Wise, from several Redwall novels
Recalling the figure of Cato the Younger Seneca argues that Cato as a wise person suffered neither injury nor insult. Although Serenus objects to this paradox, Seneca provides further analogies to emphasize the impervious nature of the wise person. In chapter 5 Seneca distinguishes between contumelia (insults) and iniuria (injuries). The rest ...
The wise old man (also called senex, sage or sophos) is an archetype as described by Carl Jung, as well as a classic literary figure, and may be seen as a stock character. [1] The wise old man can be a profound philosopher distinguished for wisdom and sound judgment .
Wise men or wise man may refer to: Biblical Magi, who follow the Star of Bethlehem in the New Testament; Sage (philosophy), a person who attained wisdom; Sanxing (deities), personified deities of good fortune, prosperity, and longevity in Chinese Buddhism and Taoism; The Wise Men, 1986 book about American foreign policy elders during the Cold War