Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

You could have all the wisdom in the world, but if you don't have kindness, you're really nobody.

Kindness is more important than wisdom,
and the recognition of this
is the beginning of wisdom.
– Theodore Rubin

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Is it possible to be wise
without kindness?

Perhaps a knower, a know-it-all...
but in order to be wise
we should be able to understand
that kindness ought to be
a part of our daily life.

Goodness, kindness,
gentleness, benevolence,
generosity, sweetness,
simplicity, benignity,
warmth, softness,
tenderness, clemency,
humanity...
are all things to which
we should aspire
and be able to recognize
that they should
be part of our daily life.