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"You must train your intuition—you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide."
-INGRID BERGMAN

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/125437.Ingrid_Bergman

"What I want is:
a day when I am not worried about the future,
or thinking about the past."

- Autumn Reeser as Elizabeth,
Hallmark movie "Always Amore"

"It takes considerable knowledge
just to realize the extent of your own ignorance."

- Thomas Sowell
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/thomas_sowell_371253

Somewhat related, as it illustrates one's personal knowledge base as compared with humanity's overall knowledge base:
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....ight_s_The_illustrated_g.html#Post250406

"Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin,
but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

- Harper Lee (author, To Kill a Mockingbird)

https://graciousquotes.com/harper-lee/

There are various versions of the above quote, which was originally posted to this forum thread on 10-13-2016.
Variations of the quote are attributed to several different people, which seems to indicate that it is a powerful observation, and well worth repeating. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/02/06/thief-of-joy/
The article contains several more versions, along with dates ranging from 1855 - 2013.
There is even a list of references for this well-researched article.
It is a quick read, and a feast of wisdom.

Related:
This post includes a book summary which suggests:
"we should compare ourselves to ourselves and appreciate the progress we have made."

Many gifted individuals have a fondness for words, ranging from an appreciation for puns, to etymology, to developing a large and varied vocabulary (although not a large part of the SAT for the past decade or so).

There several word-of-the-day resources, one of which recently featured the word "apothegm" a term which may apply to a few of the quotations in this thread.

" Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.
Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."
- Henry Ford

This quote and more, found online at: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/henry-ford-quotes