“All human wisdom is contained in these two words--"Wait and Hope.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
- Will Rogers

That which does not kill us only makes us stronger.
- Friedrich Nietzche

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.
- Anonymous

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.
- Anonymous

My father used to say, "You would worry less about what people think if you knew how little they did".
- Dr. Phil McGraw

You have to have a darkness for the dawn to come.
- Harrison Ford

The road to success is not straight. There is a curb called Failure, a loop called Confusion; speed bumps called Friends; red lights called Enemies;caution lights called Family. You will have flats... more

The road to success is not straight. There is a curb called Failure, a loop called Confusion; speed bumps called Friends; red lights called Enemies;caution lights called Family. You will have flats called jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination; an engine called Perseverance; insurance called Faith, and a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success!!
- Unknown

Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
- Lawrence J. Peter

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
- Sun Tzu

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
- Jimi Hendrix

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
- John Wooden

Why is it people who know the least know it the loudest?

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
- Unknown

You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common: they'll never change their perception to fit the facts. Rather, they'll try to change the facts to fit their perception.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
- The Serenity Prayer (Reinhold Niebuhr)

Promises mean everything, but after they are broken, sorry means nothing.
- Unknown

Reflecting on Chinese proverbs: "May you live in interesting times" and "may you get everything you wish for." Sometimes what we think we want is worse than what we already have.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is
noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience,
which is the bitterest.
Confucius

"Wisdom becomes knowledge when it is personal experiance." (my tea bag). In that case I have a LOT of wisdom.

Words of wisdom: The grass may look greener on the other side of the fence, but that's because there is more manure on the other side of the fence.

"What does not kill me, makes me stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888 German philosopher (1844 - 1900)

"By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest;
and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Never do card tricks for your poker buddies

Beware of toes you step on today.... They could be attached to the ass you may have to kiss tomorrow

With experience comes wisdom. Yet experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted. So to be wise, you must live a life of not getting what you want. I'm really not sure about this. . .

The man with nostrils is Mr. Nose among the noseless - Hindi Proverb