“ Wisdom, itself, is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the man who asserts it and the manner of its assertion. John Kenneth Galbraith
“ Where there is speech there was once silence.Where there is motion there was once rest.Where there is matter there was once space.Where there is order there was once chaos.Where there is energy there… Matshona Dhliwayo
“ When a problem or a difficult situation arises, say to yourself, as if you already believe it: This is for my benefit. Chris Prentiss
“ They're just weeds, love, they don't belong anywhere.' Her granddaughter stuck out her bottom lip and furrowed her brow.'That doesn't seem very nice. Everything belongs somewhere. Kathryn Hughes
“ One must avoid snobbery and misanthropy. But one must also be unafraid to criticise those who reach for the lowest common denominator, and who sometimes succeed in finding it. This criticism would be… Christopher Hitchens
“ No, Sully'd decided long ago to abstain from all but the most general forms of regret. He allowed himself the vague wish that things had turned out differently, without blaming himself that they hadn'… Richard Russo
“ It is beyond any man's wisdom to judge the secret heart of another... for in it are good and evil mixed. Lloyd Alexander
“ At Gabriel College there was a very holy object on the high altar of the Oratory, covered with a black velvet cloth... At the height of the invocation the Intercessor lifted the cloth to reveal in the… Philip Pullman
“ A good memory is surely a compost heap that converts experience to wisdom, creativity, or dottiness; not that these things are of much earthly value, but at least they may keep you amused when the wor… Michael Leunig
“ A knowledgeable manager can lend to the success of an organization "almost" as much as a poorly trained manager can damage it. Mark W. Boyer
“ Not everyone is born to fulfill an heroic role. The only realistic ambition is to live in the present. And sometimes, quite often in fact, this is more than enough to keep one busy. Time, which was on… Anita Brookner
“ An element of wisdom is knowing that life experiences are blood brothers with climate change, whether you have the resources to detect weather changes, it can still surprise you anytime. Unarine Ramaru
