marbles vs wisdom

marbles

noun
  • Sanity. 

  • Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners. 

  • Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass). 

wisdom

noun
  • A piece of wise advice. 

  • A group of owls. 

  • The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding. 

  • An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. 

  • The ability to know and apply spiritual truths. 

  • The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good. 

  • The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained. 

  • A group of wombats. 

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