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Anne Bradstreet Quotes: Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.
         

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.


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Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.
         



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Sin and shame ever go together; he that would be freed from the last must be sure to shun the company of the first.



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This page presents the quote "Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.". Author of this quote is Anne Bradstreet. This quote is about oppression, force, brute-force, authority, wisdom,.