"Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself." ― Sidney Lanier Topic(s): Wisdom More From Sidney Lanier "Music is love in search of a word." More In Wisdom "Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the gullible but what it really means is putting more power in the hands of bureaucrats."― Thomas Sowell "One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers."― Wilfrid Sheed "In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don’t let your eyes deceive you."― Janet Jackson