Wisdom: Sometimes the only difference...

"Wisdom: Sometimes the only difference between a budding genius and a blooming idiot is where they choose to take a stand." -Demotivators

The whole problem with the world...

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." -Bertrand Russell

The two most abundant things...

"The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity." -Harlan Ellison

Only two things are infinite...

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein

Great spirits have always found...

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." -Albert Einstein

The greatest lesson in life...

"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes." -Winston Churchill

I have been wrong before...

"I have been wrong before and will be again, my dear girl. Infallibility would be a bore." -Masterharper Robinton; The White Dragon

The troubles of the young...

"The troubles of the young are soon over; they leave no external mark. If you wound the tree in its youth the bark will quickly cover the gash; but when the tree is very old, peeling the bark off, and looking carefully, you will see the scar there still. All that is buried is not dead. The barb in the arrow of childhood's suffering is this--its intense loneliness, its intense ignorance." -Oliver Schriener; Story of an African Farm

Inexperience can be overcome...

"Inexperience can be overcome, ignorance can be enlightened, but prejudice will destroy you. This war is not forgiving of fools." -Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon; The Black Gryphon