"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet."
"The wisest men follow their own direction."
"If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius."
"There are no wise few. Every aristocracy that has ever existed has behaved, in all essential points, exactly like a small mob."
"Some folks are wise and some are otherwise."
