People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.
Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.
Plodding wins the race.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Appearances are often deceiving.
