The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason. Hal Borland beginningcalldeal Change image and share on social
Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom. Alice Walker activeelderfamily share on social
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. Adlai E. Stevenson absurditygenerationheight Change image and share on social
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope. Alexandre Dumas hopehumansum Change image and share on social
All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people. Alexis Carrel advicelivemoment Change image and share on social
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. Aristotle choiceconcerndetermine Change image and share on social
Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words. Archibald MacLeish careconventionalfootball Change image and share on social
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. Abigail Adams callexperiencefruit Change image and share on social
Putting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience. Arnold Palmer accumulationexperiencegift Change image and share on social
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing. Alexander Woollcott halfspendthing Change image and share on social
