There is wisdom in the selection of wisdom.
We see what we want to see, and observation conforms to hypothesis.
That is the essence of a witch-hunt, that any questioning of the evidence or the procedures in itself constitutes proof of complicity.
Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.
Wisdom is meaningless until your own experience has given it meaning, and there is wisdom in the selection of wisdom.
Speech is highly elliptical. It would scarcely be endurable otherwise. Ellipsis is indispensable to the writer or speaker who wants to be brief and pithy, but it can easily cause confusion and obscurity and must be used with skill.