"It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things." ― Henry David Thoreau Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: characteristic, wisdom More From Henry David Thoreau "There is no remedy for love but to love more." "Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence." "All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning." More In Wisdom "Wisdom is humble that he knows no more."― William Cowper "It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."― Arthur Conan Doyle "Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel."― Jane Porter