"Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart." ― William Dean Howells Topic(s): Wisdom More From William Dean Howells "The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection." "The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number." "Primitive societies without religion have never been found." More In Wisdom "The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it."― Frederick William Robertson "The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense."― Dean Inge "No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks."― Erica Jong