“ To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen, and oneself a physician, is the most necessary point of present wisdom: an important imagination, and the way to happiness. Thomas Traherne
“ There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. Charles Caleb Colton
“ There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. Francis Bacon
“ The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason. Hal Borland
“ The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. John Updike
“ Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes
“ Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made. Bill Cosby
“ Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future. Dale Turner
“ Use what talents you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. Henry Van Dyke
“ Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival. Thomas Jefferson
“ Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation… Brian Tracy
“ Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. Herman Hesse
“ In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human activity, there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors, but it is only in one or two of them. Thomas Huxley
“ Yet do not miss the moral, my good men.For Saint Paul says that all that’s written wellIs written down some useful truth to tell.Then take the wheat and let the chaff lie still. Geoffrey Chaucer
“ Where there is patience there is strength.Where there is contentment there is bliss.Where there is integrity there is trust.Where there is joy there is happiness.Where there is kindness there is mercy… Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Whenever he gives advice it is always something as startling as an epigram, and yet as practical as the Bank of England. G.K. Chesterton
“ When I was young, I wanted power.Now that I'm old, I want peace.When I was young, I wanted titles.Now that I'm old, I want contentment.When I was young, I wanted money.Now that I'm old, I want happine… Matshona Dhliwayo
“ What you love defines you better than what you hate.What you need defines you better than what you want.What you give defines you better than what you take.What you do defines you better than what you… Matshona Dhliwayo
