“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”
"Love is flower-like; friendship is like a sheltering tree."
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Love
"Friendship is a sheltering tree;"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Compassion
"He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope."
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Hope
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment."
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Happiness
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions — the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling."
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Happiness
"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."
- Charlie Munger
Wisdom
"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."
Wisdom
"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."
Wisdom
"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."
- Bridger Winegar
Wisdom
"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
- Zimbabwean Proverb
Wisdom