"It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn’t have it, to fear and suspect the worst." ― Desiderius Erasmus Topic(s): Wisdom More From Desiderius Erasmus "The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death." "The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war." "War is sweet to those who have not experienced it." More In Wisdom "To build a great company, which is a CEO’s job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom."― Carly Fiorina "It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen."― Oliver Wendell Holmes "They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed."― William Cowper