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Confucius Quotes: The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
         

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.


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This page presents the quote "The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.". Author of this quote is Confucius. This quote is about wisdom, names, naming things,.