How do we acquire wisdom? We start by acquiring knowledge. But we cannot stop there, any more than we can build a Maserati by simply extracting iron ore from the earth. We acquire wisdom through the refinement of knowledge, but also the refinement of ourselves.

That’s the message outlined in the classic philosophical treatise Ethics of Fathers.

In one foundational teaching, the sages of ancient Judea exhort us to develop 48 distinct attitudes and practices in our pursuit of higher wisdom. 

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