For old age is not honored for length of time,
or measured by number of years;
but read more

For old age is not honored for length of time,
or measured by number of years;
but understanding is gray hair for anyone,
and a blameless life is ripe old age.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

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.

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all read more

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself.