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.

I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't read more

I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being?

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

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.

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.

In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!

In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!

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

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

All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches read more

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.