“A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.” — Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” — Oscar Wilde · De Profundis, 1897
“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to take advice.” — Ecclesiastes 4:13 · Book of Ecclesiastes, Hebrew Bible
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.” — Proverbs 16:31 · Book of Proverbs, Hebrew Bible