"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future." ― George Bernard Shaw Topic(s): Wisdom More From George Bernard Shaw "Every man over forty is a scoundrel." "Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent." "Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children." More In Wisdom "Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you."― Saint Isaac of Nineveh "A short saying often contains much wisdom."― Sophocles "You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact."― Harry Dean Stanton