Sentence examples for historical wisdom from inspiring English sources

That is historical wisdom, the only wisdom history supplies.

Indeed, mainstream economics is a pitifully thin distillation of historical wisdom on the topics that it addresses.

No trend in Wyoming economics lasts forever; that is the etched historical wisdom of the last 100 years or so.

The Histories serve us as the well-spring of historical wisdom as well as of historical method.

In these passages all Mr Kennedy's knowledge, skill and historical wisdom come together in observations that every reader will want to ponder and re-ponder.

The good work, the message, the historical wisdom embodied in the galleries where the noose was left can't be undone by such a small-minded and grotesque gesture.

I may have missed it, but I don't think there is any research on historical trends in wisdom – even over just recent decades (although there is a growing literature on psychology of wisdom – e.g., here).

The answer to them is surely that nobody else in Burma has the combination of integrity, historical sense, and wisdom she possesses.

Next year, the centenary of the Russian revolution, of Lenin's revolution, will be an interesting test of our capacity for historical and imaginative wisdom.

We will examine contemporary leaders and controversies in education and elsewhere, draw upon timeless historical thinkers, enjoy the wisdom of guest speakers, and work intensively in small groups to highlight challenges, opportunities, and tradeoffs.

At the same time, "Pregnant Widow" lacks both the emotional wisdom and historical ambition of Mr. Amis's last novel, the powerful and deeply affecting "House of Meetings," which tackled the daunting subject of Stalin's labor camps and the mental costs of survival.