I think, as others have noted, that starting stats won't make or break your character, so a lot of this becomes value judgments about what is marginally more desirable for you. Of course, it would be useless to put all your points into intelligence, so they do have some value.
There is a huge thread somewhere on the forums in which a long debate took place on paladin starting stats. Most people were arguing for combat stats (strength and/or stamina), but one guy came in and repeatedly argued for casting stats (wisdom). It was quite the controversy in the thread, but after reading through the whole thread, I realized that most of the people arguing for the combat stats were coming at it from a min-maxing or grouping perspective, whereas the wisdom guy was arguing from a soloing perspective.
Having played a paladin up to level 36 so far on the Green server, I have noticed that a lot of my soloing is limited by my mana. If a paladin is going to solo a lot, he'll be using a lot of mana to heal and buff between mobs, as well as mana to manage fights by using Root, Stun, etc at later levels. When you're in a group, you probably won't need to heal and buff nearly as much, so you won't be using as much mana and therefore won't feel a need for more.
I play a Half Elf paladin, so he is already on the low side when it comes to wisdom (at start I put 5 into strength and stamina and 10 into wisdom). I solo a fair amount, and there have been times when I've had trouble keeping a camp on a good split because I use all my mana to heal myself and then have to med back up to get ready to fight.
Now, would I be mowing down mobs if I had put 5 or 10 more into wisdom at start? I don't know. Probably not--at least, those extra points probably would have made a difference, but not a game-changing difference. Similarly, I've only played up to mid-30s, so if I get to level 60 will the nature of what I do as a paladin change to the point where I wish I had more wisdom or more strength or more stamina? I don't know. Maybe, but I don't have the experience to know that.
TL;DR: You probably didn't hurt yourself by going all stamina. Strength and stamina are always useful, but consider adding more to wisdom if you're going to solo a lot. A bigger mana pool can help you kill more before you have to pause to med and can save yourself with spells between or during fights (though Lay Hands is the ultimate "survivability" ability).
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