“But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”

“Destiny was a hope found in the hearts of desperate men. But sometimes, if they believed strongly enough, desperate men could do great things.”

“True wisdom consists in respecting the simple things we do”

“I know he was desperate. That makes people do all kinds of crazy things.”

“Wisdom consists in doing the next thing you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it.”