"Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition"

"On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows"

"Ambition is not a vice of little people"

"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"

"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom"

"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"

"Silence does not always mark wisdom"

"It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book"

"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"

"Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom"

"The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom"