"We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it." ― Francois de La Rochefoucauld Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: advice More From Francois de La Rochefoucauld "We are all strong enough to bear other men’s misfortunes." "Most people know no other way of judging men’s worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with." "The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune." More In Wisdom "It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience."― Roger Ascham "The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure."― William Blake "The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds."― John F. Kennedy