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"Wiseness" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... averni'—which means it's an easy slide from the street faker's dry goods box to a desk in Wall Street. We've took that slide, but we didn't know exactly what was at the bottom of it. Now, you ought to be wise, but you ain't. You've got New York wiseness, which means that you judge a man by the outside of his clothes. That ain't right. You ought to look at the lining and seams and the button-holes. While we are waiting for the patrol wagon you might get out your little ...
— The Gentle Grafter • O. Henry |
Words linked to "Wiseness" : knowledgeability, reasonableness, sagacity, wise, good, folly, judiciousness, discretion, trait, diplomacy, knowledgeableness, advisability, statecraft, unsoundness, initiation, goodness, discernment, statesmanship, sagaciousness |
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