What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young read more

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach
wisdom.

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach
wisdom.

Sence I've ben here, I've hired a chap to look about for me,
To git me a transplantable an' read more

Sence I've ben here, I've hired a chap to look about for me,
To git me a transplantable an' thrifty fem'ly-tree.

D'Adam nous sommes tous enfants,
La prove en est connue,
Et que tous, nos premier parents
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D'Adam nous sommes tous enfants,
La prove en est connue,
Et que tous, nos premier parents
Ont mene la charrue.
Mais, las de cultiver enfin
La terre labouree
L'une a detele le matin,
L'autre l'apres-dinee.

Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned.

Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look
backward to their ancestors.

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look
backward to their ancestors.

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had read more

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.