Wisdom Collection (page 3)

Fool Selling his Wisdom
THE FOOL SELLING WISDOM A crowd, including someone carried in a sedan chair, gathers round a lute-playing man

Kay Petre & E. Wisdom judging coachwork at Morris Rally
Kay Petre (probably the best known female racing driver before the war), and E. Wisdom, another well known female racing motorist

St John the Egyptian
saint JOHN THE EGYPTIAN hermit, depicted imparting wisdom to a pilgrim visitor (illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes 1495 edition of Vitas patrum )

Athena / Minerva
Greek goddess of wisdom, patron of Athens, adopted by the Romans as Minerva

TAGES, who as a boy had the wisdom of an old man, and instructed the Etruscans in the art of augury

GREAT SAGE
The great sage Douban is versed in the wisdom of the philosophers, and also acquainted with languages, astrology and medicine

Fable / King & Shepherd
THE SHEPHERD AND THE KING A fable about ambition: the king thinks the shepherd wise, and makes him a judge, whereupon the shepherd loses his wisdom through vanity

Solomons Judgment
He adjudicates in a case of disputed maternity, confirming his reputation for wisdom

Judgment of Solomon
HIS JUDGMENT : He has to decide which of two claimants is the real mother of a child : he orders a guard to cut it in two - the real mother says no, let the other have it

Fukurokujiu
The elongated head of the god of Good Fortune and Wisdom is due to his years of study, during which he acquired so much knowledge that he needed extra room to store it

Father Brown in Court
THE WISDOM OF FATHER BROWN The priestly detective gives evidence in court

Hindu God / Ganesa
GANESA, god of wisdom and art; a benign deity depicted in human form with an elephants head

Hunting Alphabet - W
W for Wisdom acquired in old age - that is, if you live till that ultimate stage

Serpent Talisman
SERPENT TALISMAN The serpent is emblematic of wisdom and eternity, and the talisman which incorporates it should bestow the first and promise the second

Caduceus Talisman
CADUCEUS TALISMAN symbolising wisdom and health, it was adopted by the medical profession who possess the first and bestow the second

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