Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear read more

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
desired are not to be compared read more

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
desired are not to be compared with it.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

The highest form of wisdom is kindness

The highest form of wisdom is kindness

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.

He taketh wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the
froward is carried headlong.

He taketh wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the
froward is carried headlong.