Now it is time to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and security as a basic right of all, also recognises that many of the most valuable things in life cannot be measured. – Michael D. Higgins

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one. – Diogenes

Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest. – Pindar