The difference between the wise and the foolish is not in wh... - Avicenna

This quote is attributed to Avicenna.

"The difference between the wise and the foolish is not in what they encounter, but in how they interpret it."

Avicenna Wisdom

Philosopher-Physician Persian 980–1037

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