Power is the by-product of understanding.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.

It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.

How sad it is that these great gentlemen should believe what anyone tells them and do not choose to judge for themselves! But it is always so.

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.

Don't let expertise fool you into seeing false boundaries or underestimating those with wild dreams.

Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.

I regret often that I have spoken never that I have been silent.

Give me a man with a good allowance of nose ... when I want any good head - work done I choose a man - provided his education has been suitable - with a long nose.

When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

Satan's friendship reaches to the prison door.

The covetous man is always poor.

A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

A wise and an understanding heart.

Nurture your relationships and all good things will come to you.

Don't just DO something. Stand there! {and get perspective and understanding}

"Then are there no rules at all, Lord?" Moneo's voice conveyed a faint hint of hysteria. Leto smiled to ease the man's tensions. "Perhaps one. Short–term decisions tend to fail in the long–term."

You always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself. Glinda the Good Witch

Knowledge is abundant, but wisdom is rare.

Much of our existence is to deal with steep problems and slippery solutions

Never plant a seed that seems good to the eyes; instead, plant a seed that will provide shade in the sunlight.

There is nothing in the path of life that we don't already know before we start. Nothing important is learned