"Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen." ― Carl Sandburg Topic(s): Wisdom More From Carl Sandburg "Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder." "To be a good loser is to learn how to win." "To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard." More In Wisdom "Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way."― George Crabbe "Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose."― Herbie Hancock "Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists."― James Newman