Wisdom Quotes

"Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true" "When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it" "Atop the highest mountains of truth, we are all snow blind. " "Without madness, there is no humanity." "The best armor of old age is a well-spent life preceding it" "The safest way to try to get what you want is to try to deserve what you want" "It's remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid instead of trying to be very intelligent" "Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant" "To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity" "Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration." "Folks, I'm telling you, birthing is hard and dying is mean, so get yourself a little loving in between" "The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can" "Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable" "A thing can be true and still be desperate folly, Hazel." "He who has nothing—it has been well said—has no fear "