Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom

Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom

Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom (Job 32:7)

Dawn: When men of reason go to bed

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

Your heart lays where your mind wonders

Find Yourself

Giving advice is sometimes only showing our wisdom at the expense of others

In those days he was wiser than he is now he used to frequently take my advice