“The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. ”
“Trepidation is either the sign of great weakness or great wisdom.”
“Conventional Wisdom" is certainly not wisdom, and only is conventional because foolishness is so common today.”
“It is a sign of wisdom to recognize those things we cannot change about ourselves and our fate”
“Cheerfulness is a sign of a generous and mortified person who forgetting all things, even herself, tries to please her God in all she does for souls. Cheerfulness is often a cloak which hides a life of sacrifice and a continual union with God.”
“Having a yacht is a reason for being more cheerful than most.”