Wise men are instructed in reason; Men of less understanding by experience; The most unknowing learn by necessity. Wise men do in the beginning what fools do in the end. – Source Unknown
They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to my own experience of a wide variety of people. – Margaret Mahy
I am less disposed to think of a West Point education as requisite for this business than I was at first. Good sense and energy are the qualities required. – Rutherford B. Hayes
