"Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love." ― Honore de Balzac Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: apprehension, wisdom More From Honore de Balzac "A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories." "Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught." "Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true." More In Wisdom "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."― Ralph Waldo Emerson "It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance."― Harold S. Geneen "Lord, bless me with the ability to achieve all that I can, and the wisdom to realize it doesn’t all have to be by tomorrow!"― William Eardley IV