"I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise"

"A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!"

"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"

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

"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course"

"Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed"

"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"

"Silence does not always mark wisdom"

"He was a wise man who invented beer"

"Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late"

"Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense"