Wise Collection (page 9)

The maidens rise and trim their lamps (colour litho)
5224159 The maidens rise and trim their lamps (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: The maidens rise and trim their lamps)

A child thats born on the Sabbath day... (litho)
6005988 A child thats born on the Sabbath day... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: A child thats born on the Sabbath day, / Is fair, and wise)

Mr George Alexander and Miss Fay Davis as the Duke and Duchess of St Asaph in the New Play
1600655 Mr George Alexander and Miss Fay Davis as the Duke and Duchess of St Asaph in the New Play, " The Wisdom of the Wise, " at the St Jamess Theatre (litho) by Begg

The ancient precepts (b / w photo)
7181843 The ancient precepts (b/w photo) by Wendt, Lionel (1900-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ancient precepts)

Odin consulting the Volva (seeress) (colour litho)
7173312 Odin consulting the Volva (seeress) (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odin consulting the Volva (seeress)

Volva (seeress) (colour litho)
7173306 Volva (seeress) (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volva (seeress)

The Tortoise and the Hare from Aesops Fables, pub. by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London (book illustration)
IL100115 The Tortoise and the Hare from Aesops Fables, pub. by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London (book illustration) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

Claire Wise 400 Metre Hurdles 18 June 1996 Date: 18 June 1996

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)

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)

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 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 in Different Forms: From the Three Wise Monkeys to Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise" In Japanese culture, the three wise monkeys symbolize a powerful message: "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. " Their wisdom lies in their ability to avoid negativity and focus on what truly matters. Imagine a guinea pig wearing glasses and a mortar board. Through digital manipulation, this adorable creature becomes an embodiment of knowledge and intelligence. It reminds us that wisdom can come from unexpected sources. Eric Morecambe and Ernie they were comedic geniuses who brought laughter to millions. Behind their hilarious acts lay years of dedication, rehearsals, and scriptwriting sessions. Their wit showcased a different kind of wisdom – the ability to bring joy into people's lives. The film "That Riviera Touch" captured Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise at Pinewood Studios in 1965. As they filmed scenes for this comedy masterpiece, they demonstrated how humor can be both cleverly crafted and intelligently delivered. Centuries ago, Nasreddin was known as a satirist during the Seljuq era. His stories contained hidden messages that challenged societal norms while imparting valuable lessons about life's complexities. Nasreddin's tales remind us that wisdom often hides within satire. "Netherlandish Proverbs, " an artwork illustrating various proverbs set against a village landscape backdrop, serves as visual wisdom passed down through generations. Each scene holds its own lesson – reminding us of the power of collective knowledge. Socrates is famously depicted in caricatures with his distinct features highlighting his philosophical prowess. He questioned everything around him to uncover deeper truths – proving that true wisdom lies not only in finding answers but also asking thought-provoking questions. The parable of the wise and foolish virgins painted by William John Wainwright tells a cautionary tale about preparedness for life's challenges.