"Now all the knowledge and wisdom that is in creatures, whether angels or men, is nothing else but a participation of that one eternal, immutable and increased wisdom of God"

"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"

"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college"

"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers"

"What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child"

"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"

"Knowledge like timber shouldn't be mush use till they are seasoned"

"Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness"

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