Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart
Must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart
Must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received

I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

So wise so young, they say, do never live long.