"We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it." ― Francois de La Rochefoucauld Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: advice More From Francois de La Rochefoucauld "Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness." "We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us." "We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do." More In Wisdom "The beginning of wisdom is to desire it."― Solomon Ibn Gabirol "If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements."― Mason Cooley "I’m grateful to God for His bountiful gifts… He gave me courage and faith in myself."― Loretta Young