He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise. Quintus Ennius goodwisdomwise Change image and share on social
No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, and the wisdom of cookbook writers. Laurie Colwin advicecookcookbook Change image and share on social
The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone. Orison Swett Marden chanceenvironmentgolden Change image and share on social
I love Winston Churchill. I love the wisdom he had, the sagacity. I like people who are independent-minded. People who aren't part of clans or systems, who are talented and free, and able to do things without being corrupted by the system. Lapo Elkann churchillclancorrupt share on social
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future. abstractbeautyfuture share on social
Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together. Edmund Burke empiregreatill Change image and share on social
Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps. Elizabeth George acceptamericaart Change image and share on social
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s. Elizabeth McGovern 50scareeropposite Change image and share on social
He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich. Evelyn Waugh giftinstinctpass Change image and share on social
The constitutions of Maryland and New York are founded in higher wisdom. Ezra Stiles constitutionfoundhigh Change image and share on social