"Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness"

"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"

"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"

"Science never solves a problem without creating ten more"

"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"

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

"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"

"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"

"Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom"