wise person
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwiseandperson
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wise
adjective
uk/waɪz/us/waɪz/
approving
having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience ...
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person
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɜː.sən/us/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofwiseandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thewisepersonshould be in control of pleasures rather than be enslaved to them, otherwise pain will result, and this requires judgement to evaluate the different pleasures of life.
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That brings me back to how the three original wise persons will be chosen.
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Finally, on the supervision: it is not only long-term measures for the wise persons' group; we should already start with something now.
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I think, however, that it would be too early to create a committee of wise persons at this stage.
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It was probably used to silence wise persons.
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Rather, it shows how awisepersoncan work with recipients of wisdom in a process of achieving a shared insight.
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For, a necessarily good person will necessarily never exercise the power to act wrongly, a necessarilywisepersonwill necessarily never exercise the power to act foolishly, and so on.
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Obviously, thewisepersonis going to pay the £2 and call it a day.
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In our mining valleys we have precisely the same problem; in fact, if we had the space nowisepersonwould construct houses there.
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Where such matters are being considered, awiseperson, if appropriate in a particular case, will consider the pupil's view.
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We must find somewisepersonwho will judge", she said, "we cannot legislate for it.
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Thewisepersonwould, in my view, see it as an illustration of how labour markets actually work.
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He was awiseperson.
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Thewisepersonwill acknowledge his weakness.
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Awisepersonunderstood the only possible cure.
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She is awiseperson, excellent cook and has knowledge of various medicines.
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Viduraniti also includes few hundred verses with suggestions for personal development and characteristics of awiseperson.
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