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wisdom comes with age

WIZ-dum KUMZ with AYJ

ˈwɪzdəm kʌmz wɪð eɪdʒ

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wisdomcomeswithage

Dictionary meaning

understanding and good judgment deepen over time through the accumulation of life experience; older people are presumed to have greater insight into human nature and practical matters precisely because they have lived through more situations and made more mistakes

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