"More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us." ― George Eliot Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: helpful, wisdom More From George Eliot "In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations." "A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections." "We hand folks over to God’s mercy, and show none ourselves." More In Wisdom "Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance."― H. L. Mencken "Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue."― James Buchan "People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy."― Anton Chekhov