wisdom

"To read with diligence; not to rest satisfied with a light and superficial knowledge, nor quickly to assent to things commonly spoken of."

"It is not that we have so little time but that we waste so much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things if the whole of it is well invested."

"When you are going to meet someone, say to yourself, 'What false impressions may this person have, and how can I help them see clearly?'"

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is perspective, not truth."

"Remember that very little disturbs the wise person. It is not because they are insensitive, but because they know what deserves their attention."

"Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms - you'll be able to use them better when you're older."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"Make it your business to know yourself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world."

"Remember that very little disturbs the wise person. It is not because they are insensitive, but because they know what deserves their attention."

"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

"Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms—you'll be able to use them better when you're older."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"Make it your business to know yourself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world."