"Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two." ― John Cheever Topic(s): Strength More From John Cheever "Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two." "For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty." "When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places." More In Strength "I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress."― Ann Bancroft "I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."― Christopher Reeve "Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of economic strength to a Germany which was already the strongest economic partner in Europe."― Douglas Hurd