Famous Sayings

At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit, and at forty, the judgement.

- Henry Grattan

A quick comment:
Yes, how true this is.  When I was 20, I had a will that wouldn’t quit.  At 30 some of that faded a bit and the wit did begin to take over…whether by being witty or by using wit to get things dine rather than necessarily by sheer will.  Read more... (163 words, estimated 39 secs reading time)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

- Bible, Quoted in Psalms and Poverbs

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This is not the unhealthy kind of fear, but instead a reverent form of respect and fear of consequence for being unholy and unworthy in the presence of the most holy.

This is often misunderstood and humulity is so central to understanding this nd being like this.