It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer read more

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.

Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.