"All human wisdom works and has worries and grief as reward." ― Johann Georg Hamann Topic(s): Wisdom More From Johann Georg Hamann "Poetry is the mother-tongue of the human race." More In Wisdom "It is good even for old men to learn wisdom."― Aeschylus "It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see."― Henry David Thoreau "He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom."― James Huneker