<P> The ancient Romans also valued wisdom . It was personified in Minerva, or Pallas . She also represents skillful knowledge and the virtues, especially chastity . Her symbol was the owl which is still a popular representation of wisdom, because it can see in darkness . She was said to be born from Jupiter's forehead . </P> <P> Wisdom is also important within Christianity . Jesus emphasized it . Paul the Apostle, in his first epistle to the Corinthians, argued that there is both secular and divine wisdom, urging Christians to pursue the latter . Prudence, which is intimately related to wisdom, became one of the four cardinal virtues of Catholicism . The Christian philosopher Thomas Aquinas considered wisdom to be the "father" (i.e. the cause, measure, and form) of all virtues . </P> <P> In Buddhist traditions, developing wisdom plays a central role where comprehensive guidance on how to develop wisdom is provided . In the Inuit tradition, developing wisdom was one of the aims of teaching . An Inuit Elder said that a person became wise when they could see what needed to be done and do it successfully without being told what to do . In many cultures, the name for third molars, which are the last teeth to grow, is etymologically linked with wisdom, e.g., as in the English wisdom tooth . </P> <P> Public schools in the US have an approach to character education . Eighteenth century philosophers such as Benjamin Franklin, referred to this as training wisdom and virtue . Traditionally, schools share the responsibility to build character and wisdom along with parents and the community . </P>

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