Wisdom…
January 26th, 2000“Do not deride the old, though you are young;
Nor the poor, though you are wealthy;
Nor the lame, though you are swift;
Nor the blind, though you are given sight;
Nor the sick, though you are strong;
Nor the dull, though you are clever;
Nor the foolish, though you are wise.
Be not too wise, be not too foolish;
Be not too conceited, be not too diffident;
Be not too haughty, be not too humble;
Be not too talkative, be not too silent;
Be not too harsh, be not too feeble.
If you are too wise, then people will expect too much of you;
If you are too foolish, you will be deceived;
If you are too conceited, you will be thought vexatious;
If you are too humble, you will be without honor;
If you are too talkative, then you will be unheeded;
If you are too silent, you will not be regarded;
If you are too harsh, then you will be broken;
If you are too feeble, then you will be crushed.”

