Contentment Quote by Alain de Botton

“Wisdom mitigates the risk of being honest.”

— Toba Beta

“Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to kindness and wisdom we make promises only; pain we obey.”

— Marcel Proust

“On hindsight every failure is the best medicine, bitter but effective”

— Aporva Kala

Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.

— Max Anders

“Wisdom accumulates in the cracks of personal experience and the crevices of bad judgments.”

— Will Craig, Living the Hero's Journey

“Given the ease with which health infuses life with meaning and purpose, it is shocking how swiftly illness steals away those certainties.”

— Elisabeth Tova Bailey

“The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom.”

— Thomas Huxley

“Life requires more than a whisper of wisdom”

— Julian Pencilliah

“Wisdom comes from experience and experience from bad judgment. It is our victories over missteps that define us, give us confidence and strength.”

— Lakshman V

“Wisdom is found in the least expected places.”

— Wendy Mass

“With your talents and industry, with science, and that steadfast honesty, which eternally pursues right, regardless of consequences, you may promise yourself everything but…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Acquiring true wisdom is always a greater burden than transient pain.”

— Bill Willingham