Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom not a guide by which to live.

Excellence then is a state concerned with choice lying in a mean relative to us this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor which rests wholly upon yourself.

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I shall move the world.

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

I wear my wedding ring. We talk about when we're going to get married again which we hope is going to take place some time in this incredibly hectic calendar year.