4 Robert F. Kennedy Quotes on Wisdom

Robert F. Kennedy quotes on wisdom

4. A revolution is coming - a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough - But a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.

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10. My favorite poet was Aeschylus. He wrote: 'In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.'

33. Fear not the path of truth, for the lack of people walking on it.

75. Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.