Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a
fool are in the ends of the read more

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a
fool are in the ends of the earth.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a read more

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

The wisdom of our ancestors.

The wisdom of our ancestors.

To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.

To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal.

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal.

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as read more

We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure.