Wisdom Collection (page 9)

Job speaks
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The Pentecost
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Duties towards oneself: the body. Work and laziness, 1919 (engraving)
DUV4212719 Duties towards oneself: the body. Work and laziness, 1919 (engraving) by Dascher, G. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duties towards oneself: the body. Work and laziness)

Confucius (ink and colour on paper)
1190610 Confucius (ink and colour on paper) by Chinese School (17th century); (add.info.: Confucius (551-479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician

King Canute commanding the sea to retreat (engraving)
7149373 King Canute commanding the sea to retreat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from A Series of Prints of English History)

Jesus Christ questioning the doctors in the Temple (coloured engraving)
7153904 Jesus Christ questioning the doctors in the Temple (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ questioning the doctors in the Temple)

Solomons wise Judgment, I Kings, Chapter III, Verse 16 (engraving)
7162221 Solomons wise Judgment, I Kings, Chapter III, Verse 16 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Solomons wise Judgment, I Kings, Chapter III, Verse 16)

"Behold, the Bridegroom cometh;go ye out to meet him"(engraving)
7182819 " Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Behold)

"Get wisdom;get understanding, forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth"(engraving)
7182180 " Get wisdom; get understanding, forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth" (engraving) by English School

Ou il y a de la gene il n y a point de plaisir (engraving)
7191114 Ou il y a de la gene il n y a point de plaisir (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ou il y a de la gene il n y a point de plaisir)

Des gouts et des couleurs, il ne faut point en disputer (engraving)
7191113 Des gouts et des couleurs, il ne faut point en disputer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Des gouts et des couleurs, il ne faut point en disputer)

Il ne faut pas semer les perles devant les pourceaux (engraving)
7191107 Il ne faut pas semer les perles devant les pourceaux (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Il ne faut pas semer les perles devant les pourceaux)

La consolation des malheureux est d avoir des semblables (engraving)
7191103 La consolation des malheureux est d avoir des semblables (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

On est volontiers genereux du bien d autrui (engraving)
7191099 On est volontiers genereux du bien d autrui (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On est volontiers genereux du bien d autrui)

Loccasion fait le larron (engraving)
7191095 Loccasion fait le larron (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loccasion fait le larron)

La clef d or ouvre toutes les portes (engraving)
7191080 La clef d or ouvre toutes les portes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La clef d or ouvre toutes les portes)

Il n y a que la premiere bouteille qui est chere (engraving)
7191078 Il n y a que la premiere bouteille qui est chere (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Il n y a que la premiere bouteille qui est chere)

Qui n a pas honte de sa faute est deux fois coupable (engraving)
7191115 Qui n a pas honte de sa faute est deux fois coupable (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Qui n a pas honte de sa faute est deux fois coupable)

Point de roses sans epines (engraving)
7191102 Point de roses sans epines (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Point de roses sans epines)

Qui compte sans son hote, compte deux fois (engraving)
7191091 Qui compte sans son hote, compte deux fois (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Qui compte sans son hote, compte deux fois)

Christ dans le desert (Christ in the Wilderness). Le Christ, assis sur un rocher
FIA5328253 Christ dans le desert (Christ in the Wilderness). Le Christ, assis sur un rocher, les mains jointes dans une attitude de recueillement meditatif

Procope Le Grand (ou Le Tondu) (vers 1380-1434) prie pour les voyageurs inconnus
FIA5332007 Procope Le Grand (ou Le Tondu) (vers 1380-1434) prie pour les voyageurs inconnus. Oeuvre de Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947), tempera sur carton, 1914. Art russe, 20e siecle, symbolisme

"Portrait de Elena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891), theosophe russe, cofondatrice de la Societe theosophique en
FIA5411502 " Portrait de Elena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891), theosophe russe, cofondatrice de la Societe theosophique en 1875" Photographie anonyme

LEON TOLSTOI BAREFOOT, 1901 (oil on canvas)
7215384 LEON TOLSTOI BAREFOOT, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: 1901//Oil on canvas In the summer of 1891)

LEON TOLSTOI IN A PINK ARMCHAIR, 1909 (oil on canvas)
7215381 LEON TOLSTOI IN A PINK ARMCHAIR, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Musei L.N. Tolstogo (Tolstoi Museum), Moscow

The Tribute Money - Dyck, Sir Anthonis, van (1599-1641) - ca 1625 - Oil on canvas - 147x135 - Musei di Strada Nuova
FIA5394882 The Tribute Money - Dyck, Sir Anthonis, van (1599-1641) - ca 1625 - Oil on canvas - 147x135 - Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); Palazzo Bianco, Genoa

The four human duties, justice, wisdom, bravery and moderation (engraving)
7147273 The four human duties, justice, wisdom, bravery and moderation (engraving) by Bendemann, Eduard (1811-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: The four human duties, justice, wisdom)

Fionn mac Cumhaill finding the Salmon of Knowledge (litho)
7149245 Fionn mac Cumhaill finding the Salmon of Knowledge (litho) by Millar, Harold Robert (1869-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fionn mac Cumhaill finding the Salmon of Knowledge)

On ne peut faire boire un anes il n a soif (engraving)
7191108 On ne peut faire boire un anes il n a soif (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On ne peut faire boire un anes il n a soif)

Un pot fele dure plus qu un neuf (engraving)
7191106 Un pot fele dure plus qu un neuf (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un pot fele dure plus qu un neuf)

Chien qui aboie ne mord pas (engraving)
7191098 Chien qui aboie ne mord pas (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chien qui aboie ne mord pas)

Quis y frottes y pique (engraving)
7191087 Quis y frottes y pique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quis y frottes y pique)

A vaillant homme courte epee (engraving)
7191081 A vaillant homme courte epee (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A vaillant homme courte epee)

Il ne faut pass embarqucr sans biscuit (engraving)
7191077 Il ne faut pass embarqucr sans biscuit (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Il ne faut pass embarqucr sans biscuit)

Les petits presents entretiennent l amitie (engraving)
7191076 Les petits presents entretiennent l amitie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les petits presents entretiennent l amitie)

King Canute the Great commanding the tide to retreat at the request of his sycophantic court (engraving)
7147384 King Canute the Great commanding the tide to retreat at the request of his sycophantic court (engraving) by English School

LEON TOLSTOI AT REST IN THE FOREST, 1891 (oil on canvas)
7215377 LEON TOLSTOI AT REST IN THE FOREST, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: 1891//Oil on canvas In Yasnaya Polyana)

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (colour litho)
7153767 Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Solomon and the Queen of Sheba)

The Wise and Foolish Virgins (engraving)
7153276 The Wise and Foolish Virgins (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wise and Foolish Virgins)

Merry and Wise (engraving)
7177828 Merry and Wise (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merry and Wise. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure (engraving)
7191110 La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure)

Comme on fait son lit on se couche (engraving)
7191104 Comme on fait son lit on se couche (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comme on fait son lit on se couche)

On ne fait pas sortir de la farine d un sac a charbon (engraving)
7191101 On ne fait pas sortir de la farine d un sac a charbon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On ne fait pas sortir de la farine d un sac a charbon)

Chacun prend son plaisir ou il le trouve (engraving)
7191092 Chacun prend son plaisir ou il le trouve (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chacun prend son plaisir ou il le trouve)

Rien pour rien (engraving)
7191085 Rien pour rien (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rien pour rien. La Sagesse des Nations, Meli-Melo, Par M M, arranges)

Trois demenagements equivalent a un incendie (engraving)
7191079 Trois demenagements equivalent a un incendie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trois demenagements equivalent a un incendie)

Il faut casser le noyau pour avoir l amande (engraving)
7191117 Il faut casser le noyau pour avoir l amande (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Il faut casser le noyau pour avoir l amande)

Qui n entend qu une cloche n entend qu un son (engraving)
7191111 Qui n entend qu une cloche n entend qu un son (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Qui n entend qu une cloche n entend qu un son)

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"Wisdom: A Journey through Time and Cultures" In the grand halls of King Solomon's palace, the Queen of Sheba embarked on a quest for wisdom. Her visit to this wise ruler symbolized the pursuit of knowledge that transcends borders and time. Across distant lands, great thinkers like Buddha, Laotzu, and Confucius imparted their profound teachings. Their words echoed through generations, guiding seekers towards enlightenment and understanding. Through artistry, William John Wainwright depicted the Parable Of The Wise And Foolish Virgins. This timeless tale reminds us to be prepared in life's uncertainties and embrace wisdom when it comes knocking at our door. Norman Wisdom may have brought laughter to many with his comedic genius but even he recognized the value in his craft. His work under Rank Studios showcased how intelligence can be woven into entertainment. The Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape painted by unknown artists revealed the depth hidden within everyday scenes. Each proverb offered nuggets that resonated with people from all walks of life. As twilight settled over Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal prayer flags fluttered gently in the breeze. These colorful symbols carried prayers for peace and enlightenment - a testament to humanity's collective yearning for wisdom. Odin, Norse God of wisdom, poetry, war, and agriculture embodied an ancient belief system where knowledge was revered as divine power. His line engraving serves as a reminder that true wisdom encompasses various aspects of life. Sigmund Freud's sepia photograph captured not only his likeness but also his intellectual prowess as he delved into the depths of human psychology. He challenged conventional thinking while expanding our understanding of ourselves. Greek poets and philosophers left an indelible mark on civilization with their profound insights into love, truth, beauty – all facets encompassing human existence. Their words continue to inspire seekers on their quest for wisdom.