"Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next." ― Herbert Hoover Topic(s): Wisdom More From Herbert Hoover "Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers." "About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends." "No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him." More In Wisdom "Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom."― Anatole France "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."― Nelson Mandela "As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that it’s a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building."― Jane Byrne