"It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn’t have it, to fear and suspect the worst." ― Desiderius Erasmus Topic(s): Wisdom More From Desiderius Erasmus "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes." "Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed." "Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly." More In Wisdom "The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it."― Reinhold Niebuhr "I’ve always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it."― Peter Jennings "If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise."― William Butler Yeats